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INEC begins deployment of sensitive, non-sensitive electoral materials

- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started the deployment of electoral materials across the federation

- INEC said the materials have already been successfully delivered to some states and local governments in the country

- The commission also said the materials will be kept in branches of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) across states

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started the deployment of both non-sensitive and sensitive electoral materials across the nation.

This was disclosed by Festus Okoye, the national commissioner and chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC on Wednesday, February 6, in Abuja while talking to journalists, Daily Trust reports.

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Okoye also mentioned that the deployment of the materials were already successful in some states and local governments.

He said: “As at today (Wednesday), the various zonal stores of INEC have taken possession of the non-sensitive materials. Some have been delivered to the states and even local government offices. Some of these non-sensitive electoral materials include ballot boxes, voting cubicles, writing materials, and others.

“The generating sets that will be used in the various registration areas have also been delivered to them. On the basis of that, we have asked the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to beef up security in the various local government offices because some of these offices have started receiving the non-sensitive materials for the conduct of the elections."

Okoye, however, said the sensitive materials would be secured in branches of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) across states.

In his words: “Secondly, the central banks in the various states have started receiving the sensitive materials for the various states.

"These sensitive materials include ballot papers and result sheets. The elections are just a few days away and if the states have not started receiving these materials then it means we are not a serious commission.”

When asked about the commission’s office that was burnt in Abia state, he said the country should have passed the era of office burning.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the National Council of State was informed by the INEC that it has concluded the identification and recruitment of 814,453 ad hoc staff for the forthcoming general elections.

The chairman of the electoral commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, during his presentation to the National Council of State at the Presidential Villa, in Abuja on Tuesday, January 22, said INEC also made arrangements for the timely receipt and speedy distribution of sensitive materials.

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