Skip to main content

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.

READ ALSO: El-Rufai spoke in defence of national security - Presidency

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.

PAY ATTENTION: Read the news on Nigeria’s #1 news app

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.

NAIJ.com (naija.ng) -> Legit.ng: We have upgraded to serve you better!

Nigeria News Today: INEC May Ban Electronic Devices At The Polling Booths | Legit TV

Source: Legit.ng



from Nigeria News today & Breaking Naija news ▷ Read on Legit.ng 24/7 http://bit.ly/2DYFR8P
via EDUPEDIA24/7

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

These funny food quotes will make you laugh like crazy

Food is not only an essential part of the daily routine but also the most exciting one. We cannot imagine our life without something yummy. How do you make ordinary eating fun and unforgettable? We bring to your attention amazing food quotes which will definitely make you smile. Image: unsplash.com (modified by author) Source: UGC Are you looking for interesting ideas to entertain your interlocutor while having lunch at work or family dinner? Then this article is definitely for you! Good food quotes Below are food quotes, aphorisms and witty statements. This is an exciting and extraordinary collection of the top "pearls of wisdom" on this topic. Here you can find funny jokes and sayings, intelligent thoughts of philosophers and original words of great thinkers and inspiring statuses from social networks, as well as many other things. The best appetite comes without food. I love calories. They are dаmn tasty. An empty stomach is the Devil's playground. Have bre
Post a Comment
Read more

The Transitional Phase of African Poetry

The Transitional Phase The second phase, which we have chosen to call transitional, is represented by the poetry of writers like Abioseh Nicol, Gabriel Okara, Kwesi Brew, Dennis Brutus, Lenrie Peters and Joseph Kariuki. This is poetry which is written by people we normally refer to as modem and who may be thought of as belonging to the third phase. The characteristics of this poetry are its competent and articulate use of the received European language, its unforced grasp of Africa’s physical, cultural and socio-political environment and often its lyricism. To distinguish this type of poetry we have to refer back to the concept of appropriation we introduced earlier. At the simplest and basic level, the cultural mandate of possessing a people’s piece of the earth involves a mental and emotional homecoming within the physical environment. Poems like Brew’s ‘‘Dry season”, Okara’s “Call of the River Nun”, Nicol’s “The meaning of Africa” and Soyinka’s “Season”, to give a few examples,
Post a Comment
Read more

The pioneering phase of African Poetry

The pioneering phase We have called the first phase that of the pioneers. But since the phrase “pioneer poets” has often been used of writers of English expression like Osadebay, Casely-Hayford and Dei-Anag, we should point out that our “pioneer phase” also includes Negritude poets of French expression. The poetry of this phase is that of writers in “exile” keenly aware of being colonials, whose identity was under siege. It is a poetry of protest against exploitation and racial discrimination, of agitation for political independence, of nostalgic evocation of Africa’s past and visions of her future. However, although these were themes common to poets of both English and French expression, the obvious differences between the Francophone poets and the Anglophone writers of the 1930s and 1940s have been generally noted. Because of the intensity with which they felt their physical exile from Africa, coupled with their exposure to the experimental contemporary modes of writing in F
Post a Comment
Read more