The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it will conduct supplementary elections in 14 states where elections were disrupted in the February 23 Presidential and National Assembly elections.

INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who disclosed this on Thursday while speaking at the Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) meeting said the supplementary polls will involve seven senatorial districts and 24 federal constituencies.

He said that the elections will be conducted simultaneously with the Governorship, House of Assembly and Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Saturday.

“Elections in the affected areas were disrupted mainly by acts of violence involving ballot box snatching, abduction of INEC officials, over voting and the failure to adhere to regulations and guidelines,” Yakubu said.

Yakubu, who spoke before the meeting went into a closed-door section assured that the Commission has effectively tackled the challenges of logistics involved in the past elections.