INEC assures readiness to conduct Kogi/Bayelsa elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it was ready for the smooth conduct of Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi and Bayelsa.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at a stakeholders meeting in Lokoja.
Yakubu said that 12 out of the 14-point steps for the smooth conduct of the election had been achieved.
“Only four days to the election, how prepared is INEC?
“The short answer is that we are ready. So far, the commission has successfully implemented 12 out of the 14-point plan for the election as required by law. We have just two more activities outstanding.
“The first one is the last day of campaign which is at midnight on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. The second is the election day itself which is Saturday, Nov. 16.
“The commission has delivered nonsensitive materials for the election to our office here in Lokoja. The sensitive materials for both the governorship and Kogi West Senatorial re-run elections are ready.
“As usual they are being handled by the Central Bank of Nigeria,” he said.