Kano: INEC commences distribution of sensitive materials

 

                     The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in Kano have commenced the distribution of sensitive materials across the 44 Local Government Areas of the State in readiness for Saturday’s gubernatorial and State Assembly polls.
                    The newly posted Resident Electoral Commissioner, Alhaji Hussaini Halilu Pai told reporters in Kano Wednesday that sensitive materials are now been conveyed to the Registration Areas Centres  (RAC) in the various Local Government Areas for easy distribution in the polling units, which have been customised according to the Local Government Areas.                   
While distributing the sensitive materials at INEC Headquarters in the presence of the various Security Agencies to the Electoral officers for onward distribution to the Adhoc staff, Halilu said that the timely distribution of the ballot papers and the result sheets would facilitate the early commencement of accreditation and voting.
The new REC, said that the Commission would not fold its arms and allow any adhoc staff to hamper the good works of the Commission, adding that any of them who indulges in any anomaly would not be spared.
Speaking on some of the malfunctioning card readers, the REC explained that those discovered to be faulty have since been replaced, adding that all the card reader machines have been re-configured and re-charged for a successful accreditation process during the election.

On security, he said a meeting of the inter-agency security Committees would be conveyed, which would be headed by the Kano State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, where security matters would addressed to forestall any eventuality in the conduct of the elections.

Halilu said all arrangements for the conduct of Saturday’s Gubernatorial and State House of Assembly elections is on course in Kano State, adding that: ”We are not leaving any stone unturned to ensure the successful conduct of the exercise.
”I have come here to conduct an election, I hope and pray to deliver a free, fair and credible election, so after that my mission would have been accomplished, and my achievement would be based on all of us joining hands together to ensure the success of the election.”
However, a total of 22 candidates are contesting for the seat of Kano State Governor, while 239 candidates are contesting for the seat of 40 State House of Assembly members.