The Independent National Electoral Commission has commenced the distribution of sensitive materials for Saturday’s Rivers South-East Senatorial District bye-election, with 858,573 registered voters expected to participate in the poll.
The election is being conducted to fill the vacancy created by the death of former Senator Barry Mpigi, who represented the district until his death at a London hospital in February.
Sensitive election materials, including ballot papers and result sheets, were on Thursday inspected at the Central Bank of Nigeria’s zonal headquarters in Port Harcourt by representatives of participating political parties before distribution to designated locations.
The inspection exercise, conducted in line with electoral transparency procedures, was witnessed by officials of the Action Alliance, All Progressives Congress, Labour Party and Peoples Democratic Party.
Speaking during the exercise, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Rivers State, Johnson Sinikiem, said the materials had been made available for scrutiny by party agents to ensure confidence in the electoral process. Related News Imo senatorial aspirant drags NDC to court over candidate substitution INEC registers over 11,800 new voters in Imo 2027: Kwara ADC declares readiness, vows not to bow to intimidation
