The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Oyo State has confirmed a fire incident at its Ibadan South East Local Government Area Office.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr Adeniran Rahmon Tella, confirmed the incident in a short statement made available to reporters on Friday, where he noted that the outbreak occurred at around 10:30 am.
While disclosing that the cause of the fire incident has not been revealed, he insisted that the incident will not affect the re-run election in the Saki West state constituency.
“No life was lost but for the logistic materials that got burnt,” he said, stressing that the incident will not affect the Saki/West State Constituency re-run election coming up on Saturday, February 3, 2024.
