PHOTOS: Police AIG, Oyo INEC REC Supervise Distribution Of Electoral Materials Ahead of Saturday’s Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has distributed sensitive materials for the conduct of Saturday’s Governorship and House of assembly election in Oyo state.
The exercise which took place at the premises of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dugbe Ibadan was supervised by the Resident Electoral Commissioner, INEC in Oyo state and the Assistant Inspector General of Police zone 11 command in charge of Oyo and Osun.
The materials were distributed in the presence of party agents to the commission’s officials across the thirty-three Local Government Areas of the state
Speaking, Resident Electoral Commissioner, INEC, in Oyo State, Mr. Tela Adeniran, explained that the commission had built on what was obtained in the processes of the February 25 presidential and National Assembly election to ensure free, fair, and verifiable exercise in Saturday’s poll.
“It is a tradition that we normally move our materials, particularly the sensitive materials to the local governments, from the local governments to the RAC centers, to the polling units
“This is usually being done at the instance of the security, because the security agencies are critical stakeholders in the electoral process, and it is evident in the last election where the activities were greatly influenced by the security agents.
“We have 33 local governments and we have watched and distributed our materials down, most especially the ballot paper that is meant for the Governorship and state assembly elections and this has been properly and systematically outlined so that they won’t be mixed up.
“We have 351 registration centers where all the security parties will mane.
“All the BIVAS have been properly configured and charged, we have 124 BIVAS on the ground and another 406 as backup,” Adeniran said
Moreover, the Assistant Inspector General of Police zone eleven command in charge of Oyo and Osun, Mr. Sikiru Akande on his part, noted that the police partnered with the INEC to ensure an itch-free election, he also cautioned party agents and unscrupulous elements to steer clear of any act that could jeopardize the smooth running of the exercise.
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