Officials of the electoral body have started moving election items from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) office in Ado-Ekiti to the state’s 16 local government areas.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of sensitive materials for Saturday’s Ekiti State governorship election and the accompanying senatorial and House of Representatives by-elections.
Officials of the electoral body have started moving election items from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) office in Ado-Ekiti to the state’s 16 local government areas.
The exercise, which began amid tight security, saw INEC personnel sorting and dispatching ballot papers and other sensitive materials under the watch of security operatives deployed to the CBN premises.
Speaking on the process, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ekiti State, Bunmi Omoseyindemi, said the movement of sensitive materials has proceeded without hitches.
