Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it lost 558 ballot boxes, 186 voting enclosures (cubicles), 186 election bags and various Registration Area Centre (RAC) materials, among others in the fire incident that happened in its office in Sokoto State.
As part of efforts to curb vote-buying and other electoral malpractices, INEC has called on the National Assembly to enact stricter laws prohibiting the possession of large sums of money within polling areas.