The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oyo State has confimed a fire incident at its office in Ibadan South East Local Government Area.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr Adeniran Rahmon Tella, confirmed the incident in a short statement made available to Daily Post 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.