The election into the House of Representatives in Esan Central/Esan West/Igueben Federal Constituency in Edo State earlier scheduled for February 25, 2023, has been postponed to March 11, 2023 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The postponement was occasioned by the unavailability of the Labour Party logo on the ballot paper produced for the election.
Reacting to the postponement, the speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Marcus Onobun, described it as painful and disheartening, but said he would prepare towards the new date.
The presiding officer in charge of Unit 7 of Ward 10, Esan West Local Government Area, Okwe Silas, said the omission of the Labour Party logo was discovered Friday night while sorting materials at INEC office, hence the postponement.
A clergyman, Apostle Unuanyan Ehijile, who voted at unit 7, Illeh, Ekpoma, criticized INEC for the error but said the postponement would not adversely affect the outcome of the election as he did not suspect foul play.
