Nigeria may extend voting in restive northeast Borno: official

Nigeria may extend voting in the Governorship /House of Assembly polls in Borno till Sunday following late arrival of ballot papers, an official said on Saturday.

State spokesperson for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Tommy Magbuin made this known reporters in Maiduguri, the state capita.

Magbuin said the problem was caused by the hazy weather at the Yola Airport, which hindered the transportation of the ballot papers to the state.

He said the ballot papers were reprinted in Abuja after it was discovered that the Labor Party logo was missing in the materials earlier brought for the polls.

"We had to reprint the ballot papers in Abuja after we discovered that the logo of the Labor Party was missing," he added.

"The ballot papers were expected to be airlifted through the Yola airport but only few areas had been covered as of now," Magbuin said.

He said only Local Government Areas in Borno South had received the ballot papers.

Magbuin told newsmen that INEC was still making efforts to get the ballot papers transported to other areas. Endi