THE chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, on Wednesday, promised that the commission would ensure that the legislative re-run election in Rivers State slated for Saturday is peaceful and transparent.
Yakubu gave the assurance in Abuja on Wednesday in Abuja while speaking at a brief reception in honour of the six newly appointed national commissioners sworn in earlier in the day by President Muhammadu Buhari
The INEC boss assured that the commission was determined to ensure that there was progressive improvement in the way elections are conducted in the country, taking a cue from the last 2015 general election.
He also hinted that adequate mobilisation had been made to ensure that both the commission’s personnel and materials were in place in good time for the election, stressing that the environment had to be secured for the commission to conduct the polls.
According to him, “the environment has to be secured, for INEC to be able to conduct a free and fair election. With a conducive environment, Nigerians can exercise their franchise freely and the commission can do its work without any hitch.
“Fortunately, the Inspector-General of Police has assured Nigerians that adequate security will be deployed during the Saturday’s re-run election in Rivers State, I want to enjoin the electorate to come out and participate in the election, the commission assures that the election will be free, fair and transparent.”
Yakubu said that with new set of national commissioners, the commission now has the full complement of members of the board, a chairman and 12 commissioners each representing the six geopolitical zones.
The six INEC national commissioners that were sworn-in on Wednesday include, Mohammed Kudu Haruna (Niger), AVM Ahmed Tijani Mu’azu (Gombe), Abubakar Ahmed Nahuche (.Zamfara), May Agbamuche-Mbu, Professor Okechukwu Ibeanu (Anambra) and Dr Adekunle Ladipo Ogunmola (Oyo).
Agbamuche, who spoke on behalf of other commissioners, assured that they would make Nigeria proud in the course of the task ahead of the commission.
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