The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Kaduna has commenced distribution of sensitive materials across the 23 Local Government Areas of the state for Saturday’s Governorship and State Assembly elections.
Administrative Secretary of the commission, Awal Mashi, who spoke to journalists on Wednesday said INEC has addressed the shortcomings of the February 25 presidential and national assembly elections.
According to INEC the exercise is starting earlier to prevent a repeat of late arrivals of voting materials to the polling units during Saturday’s polls.
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The commission which admitted to its shortcomings during the presidential and national assembly elections told voters that all contending issues in the last elections have been addressed.
Agents of the various political parties who monitored the election materials distribution exercise commended INEC for the early movement of the sensitive materials.
With the governorship and state assembly elections a matter of days ahead, Nigerians will be watching to see how far INEC has gone to address the shortcomings of the February 25 presidential and national assembly elections.
Editor : Ena Agbanoma
