INEC promises improved logistics, result management in Ondo election

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Monday promised improved logistics and result management in the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State.

He gave the assurance during an assessment tour of the commission’s office in Ondo State.

Yakubu said: “The commission has received positive reports from our state office in Akure but we decided to come for a readiness assessment.

“We have learnt a lot of lessons, not only from the last election but also, from previous elections.

“There are two challenges; the first one is logistics for election, so that polling units can open promptly on the election day.

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“The second is result management, and my assurance to voters in Ondo State is that they are going to see fast improvement in these two processes.”

The INEC chairman said he was in the state to meet with the stakeholders, including political parties, civil society organisations, the media, security agencies and the commission’s staff members to assess their readiness for the election.

“One of the activities we are also going to observe is the mock accreditation of voters which will take place in 16 polling units across six local government areas in the three senatorial zones of the state.

“We are also going to meet with the stakeholders on Thursday, and the following day, the National Peace Committee will invite all the stakeholders to sign the National Peace Accord,” Yakubu said.

The chairman, who inaugurated the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) storage facility, said it would replace the containers used for storage of the smart card readers burnt in 2020.

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