By Gabriel Ameh, The Sight News
With just eleven days to the Edo State governorship election, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has kickstarted the inspection of non-sensitive materials in the state.
Prof. Yakubu on Tuesday 10th September 2024, began assessments of election materials meant for the off-cycle governorship election and his first port of call on his 3-Day Readiness Assessments Visit to Edo State was at the INEC office at Ikpoba-Okha LGA where he was taken on the tour of the store by the Commission’s State Electoral Officer (EO) Mr. James Gamble who also answered questions posed by the Chairman on the preparedness of the local branch for the upcoming governorship election.
Satisfied with what he met on ground, the INEC boss and his entourage, including some INEC National Commissioners and top management staff visited Egor LGA where the EO Mr. Boma Bamson conducted Yakubu round the office complex and showed him the non-sensitive materials ready for the election day deployment and utilisation.
The INEC Chairman is expected to visit the INEC LGA offices at Ikpoba-Okha, Egor, Oredo and Ovia North East.
Beyond these inspections, INEC has scheduled other activities, including a Mock Accreditation at Western Boys High School 1 and India College, as well as an ICCES meeting at INEC’s State Office in Benin City.
A Peace Accord signing will also take place before the election day, further reinforcing INEC’s promise to deliver a smooth and credible election.
