Election observer organisation, Yiaga Africa, has raised concerns over the late movement of sensitive electoral materials ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, warning that the disruption to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) logistics could create avoidable risks for the conduct of the poll.
The organisation said the situation requires additional security, closer oversight and contingency measures to ensure that the revised ballot papers and result sheets reach the 30 local government areas on time and are properly deployed to polling units before voting begins.
The Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo, raised the concerns on Thursday at the organisation’s pre-election briefing in Osogbo, the state capital.
His warning came after INEC was forced to reprint ballot papers and result sheets following the late inclusion of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Francis Ajala, in the election.
The commission said the revised materials would arrive in Osun on Thursday, 13 August, for onward distribution across the state.
