The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Bayelsa state has commenced the distribution of sensitive election materials ahead of the Saturday’s supplementary election in the state.
This was disclosed in Yenogoa, the state capital by the Commission’s Public Affairs Officer in the state, Timidi Wariowei on Thursday.
According to Wariowei, the Commission received the sensitive materials on Wednesday and commenced distribution in Ekeremor Local Government Area on Thursday.
He said, “All the materials are now in our custody; the materials include ballot papers and result sheets.
“On the distribution process, we intend to dispatch that of Southern-Ijaw Local Government Area early morning of Saturday.
“You know that the real focus is the Southern-Ijaw and we do not want what happened on Dec. 5, 2015 to repeat itself in that area.
“INEC is prepared to conduct free, fair and credible election for the betterment of the people.
“We have over 100 polling units in the state to conduct the election and Southern-Ijaw; so, we are ready to conduct credible and acceptable election.’’
Wariowei said the Commission had resolved to use some of the adhoc staff that participated in the December 5 gubernatorial election in the state, adding that some of the ad hoc staff have been changed, especially for the Southern-Ijaw.
“INEC is on top of the game. On security, we have been working with security agencies because without them, we cannot conduct the election.
“We have been collaborating with the Police and Army to ensure peaceful election in Bayelsa,” he said.
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