“We have enough fuel for elections”-INEC Assures Oyo Residents of Credible Polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has assured the Oyo state residents of credible and fair polls in the forthcoming general elections commencing next week Saturday.
Resident Electoral Commissioners in Oyo state, Dr. Adeniran Tella, and his Ekiti state counterpart Professor Ayobami Salami on Thursday gave the assurance while speaking with our reporter.
Dr. Tella stated that the commission is ready for the elections with the availability of sensitive and nonsensitive materials as well as logistics in place, noting that adequate preparation has been invested and there is enough fuel for use during the elections.
He added that the sensitive materials would be activated a few hours before the elections and only eligible registrants with valid voter cards would be allowed to cast their votes.
“I want to assure Nigerians that INEC would credibly conduct this election, involving transparency, inclusiveness, and acceptance. We are prepared for the election, we have enough fuel to conduct the election”. He said.
Speaking on the creation of new polling units across the country, Ekiti State INEC REC, Professor Ayobami Salami revealed that the development was to decongest saturated polling units to allow an easy voting process.
Professor Salami further mentioned that electoral officers in local governments were interfacing with the affected people at ward levels to ensure they were not de-enfranchised.
He said Nigeria has made remarkable achievements with the introduction of new technology, BVAS and IREV to be used for the exercise.
The Ekiti REC also disclosed that the Electoral act 2022 has not given a legal framework for diaspora voting.
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