Coalition of election observers hails Enugu North by-election

…Says it’s a Reflection of People’s Will
…Flags minor BVAS glitches, delays
A coalition of civil society organisations, Network of Civil Society Organizations in Nigeria, has thumbed up the conduct of the Saturday Enugu North Senatorial District by-election, describing the exercise as peaceful and transparent.
The coalition, however, noted glitches recorded with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and delays in election logistics.
It is recalled that the election was won by Chief Ikeje Asogwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled a total of 162,360 votes to defeat with a wide margin his closest rival, Nestor Ezeme, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who ...