The Independent Electoral Commission(INEC) in Sokoto State has commenced the distribution of sensitive materials for Saturday 3rd February, 2024 re-run elections across 46 polling units in 3 local government areas.
The re-run elections will be conducted for Yabo/Shagari Federal Constituency and Bodinga, Tambuwal state Constituencies respectively.
The state Administrative Secretary of the Commission and Acting Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barrister Hauwa Aliyu Kangiwa, while displaying the materials for inspection by relevant stakeholders said the sensitive materials will be distributed to local government Electoral Officers for onward transmission to officials.
“We have concluded arrangements to dispatch the sensitive materials to respective local governments for onward transmission to the polling units for the exercise on Saturday.
“The election will commence as scheduled in the morning and ends by 2:30 pm except voters in queue,” She noted.
Kangiwa said that adequate security would be provided to ensure a hitch free exercise. “
The commission has also engaged police, Nigerian Army and other sister security agencies and assured provision of adequate security for hitch free excercise.
She noted that no fewer than 15 security operatives are expected to oversee each polling unit.
She further assured that all equipments such as (BVAS) for the elections were in good and functional conditions with provision for extra against failure.
The Acting Resident Electoral Commissioner assured electorates that INEC is fully ready to ensure free, fair, credible and hitch free excercise in the affected local government areas.
Lateefah Ibrahim
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