INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan.
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Joash Amupitan, on Thursday assured Ekiti people that the June 20 governorship election would be credible.
Amupitan said that “INEC is logistically, technologically and operationally prepared to deliver an election that will stand as an unassailable benchmark of credibility. A credible election is built upon the integrity of its voter register.”
The INEC chairman, who spoke in Ado Ekiti while addressing stakeholders on the commission’s preparedness for the election, said there were 1,059,360 registered voters eligible to exercise their franchise across the 16 local government areas, spanning 177 wards and 2,445 polling units.
He said, “To secure the sanctity of the ballot, the commission is deploying its full suite of technological safeguards. The Bimodal Voter Accreditation System will be the sole instrument for voter authentication and accreditation.
