The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC says it has delivered all non-sensitive materials for the governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states.
The Commission’s Chairman Mahmood Yakubu, made this known in Lagos at the Anniversary Colloquium marking the Press Week of the Lagos State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, with the theme: ”Ensuring Credible Off-season Elections in Nigeria”
Yakubu, who was represented by his Special Assistant on Media, Rotimi Oyekanmi, said that all the sensitive materials would be delivered one month before the election in November.
The INEC Chairman added that the commission had made available for collection all uncollected Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs pointing out September 30th is deadline for the exercise.
Also speaking at the colloquium, he Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, said that the media held the potential to revolutionise how Nigeria remedy the shortcoming in her electoral system.
