Ondo guber: We’ll be transparent in distribution, inspection of sensitive materials — INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promised to be transparent in the distribution and inspection of sensitive materials in the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo state.

The INEC Chairman, Yakubu Mahmood who made this pledge on Tuesday during his visits to INEC local government offices, said stakeholders in the election will be allowed to to inspect sensitive materials before the commencement of the Ondo State November 16 governorship election.

He said he was in the state to access the level of preparedness ahead of the election, and said he came to the state to see things for himself and to meet with stakeholders with a view to having a peaceful, free, fair and credible election

The INEC who expressed the commission’s readiness for the Ondo governorship election, said the commission is very much prepared for the election, disclosing that sensitive materials for the state forthcoming election will arrive next week Tuesday.

According to him, the inspection of the materials by major stakeholders will commenced on Wednesday before it will be moved to Local Government Areas on Thursday.

He said “With 10 days to election, the level of preparedness is very impressive. Very rarely will you find the commission this prepared before election, that is why I’ve been going around LG to see if they have everything they are supposed to have at this point.

“The only thing remaining is the sensitive materials which will arrive on Tuesday next week. On Wednesday, there will be inspection of the sensitive materials by all parties, candidates, observers, security agencies, media houses and personnel in the commission among others.

“On Thursday we will commence the movement of the materials to LG beginning with the farest to the nearest. There will be the same inspection in the Local Government before we move it to the RAC center and on Saturday morning, election will commence.”

The INEC boss who visited Akure North Local Government electoral office in Iju Ita-Ogbolu, where the Electoral Commissioner, Mrs. Dije Mustapha, explained that they are 85 percent prepared for the election.

She noted that the arrival of sensitive materials is what they are waiting for.

“We are very prepared. we are like 85% ready, the only thing we are waiting for is the sensitive materials,” she said.

The Electoral Commissioner of Akure South, Ezekiel Oyediran, also acknowledged that they have received almost all the required non-sensitive materials for the election and have been batched into registration areas and polling unit.

“Currently, we have received almost all the required non-sensitive materials for the election and they have been batched into registration areas and Polling Unit.

“In conclusion, we are fully ready to conduct free, fair, credible, inclusive and conclusive election in the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election,” he stressed.

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