From David Onuoja, Abuja
Election observers monitoring the ongoing 2024 Governorship election in Edo State, have expressed their satisfaction with the timely and early movement of electoral materials across the state.
According to our correspondent who is monitoring the election said, the commendation came on the backdrop of early movement of election materials in Edo state.
Speaking to reporters at ward 12, Agbado primary school in Benin city, early this morning; Ezenwa Nwangu of Yiaga Africa commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for the smooth and early distribution of sensitive and non-sensitive materials across polling units in the state.
According to him, the process has so far been very commendable and a far cry from previous situations where materials left for polling units late, resulting in late commencement of polls.
The Yiaga Africa representative also commended the election security personnel put in place to ensure the safety of both the materials, electoral staff and the voters.
“We have monitored the transportation of the materials from the RACs to polling units, and we are pleased with the organized and timeliness of the operation so far,” he said.
Also, Chairman of one of the observers group, Connected Development (CODE), Hamza Lawal, equally applauded INEC for its adherence to promise of early deployment of electron materials, which is a critical factor in ensuring a free, fair, and credible election.
According to him, “The early movement of materials to polling units is particularly commendable, as it shows the Commission’s commitment to a credible process and we expect that this is replicated across the board”, Lawal said.
