All is now set for the conduct of Local Government Council elections in Katsina State, North-West Nigeria on Monday.
This follows the distribution of sensitive and non-sensitive electoral materials to the 34 local government areas.
Chairman of Katsina State Independent Electoral Commission, KTSIEC, Ibrahim Bako, who said this during the distribution exercise, also confirmed that all security arrangements have been concluded, to make the exercise free, fair and credible.
At the Katsina branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN the sensitive and non-sensitive electoral materials, including ballot papers and result sheets were distributed, in the presence of party agents. They had duly inspected and crosschecked the items for the 34 local government areas.
The materials distributed include Forms EC, 8A, B, C and E, which were in about 334 cartons, containing booklets for both the Chairmanship and Councillorship ballot papers.
Bako said the early distribution was to enable the materials to reach the areas in good time, so that accreditation and voting will commence appropriately.
ait.live gathered that about 10,000 adhoc staff have been recruited for the conduct of the election.
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Meanwhile, the Katsina State Police Command, in its quest to ensure a hitch-free exercise, has announced a total restriction of movement of persons and vehicles, from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm, on Monday, April 11.
In a statement by the police spokesperson, Superintendent Gambo Isah, all entry and exit points into the state, will be manned by security personnel, as movement will not be allowed, until the elections are over.
Isah further announced that politicians and Very Important Personalities, VIPs, are barred from going to any voting centre with their security details and orderlies.
While assuring the citizens of their safety during the election lasted, he said the deployment of police and other sister security personnel to man the polling units has also been concluded.
Similarly, the Katsina State Government has declared Monday a work-free day, for the people to come out en masse, and participate in the local government elections.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
