The Chairman of the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC), Jibril Imam, has assured residents that insecurity won’t stop them from taking part within the forthcoming native authorities election slated for November 1.
Imam gave the peace of mind on Thursday, October 30, in the course of the distribution of delicate election supplies in Minna.
He acknowledged that the fee had made satisfactory preparations, together with offering boats and different logistics, to make sure that supplies reached riverine and hard-to-reach communities on time.
“Nobody within the native authorities areas the place there are banditry actions will probably be disenfranchised, and we have now offered boats to make sure that election supplies get to riverine communities on time.
“The commission is ready for the election in partnership with the security agencies,” Imam mentioned.
Some elements of Niger State have been suffering from bandit assaults in recent times, with residents of Alawa Local Government Area significantly affected. Many of them have fled their houses and now reside in internally displaced individuals’ camps.
Speaking additional, Imam revealed that delicate supplies have been being moved early to stop last-minute logistical challenges, whereas non-sensitive supplies had already been delivered to all 25 Local Government Electoral Officers.
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“The materials are being distributed to the 4,950 polling units, 274 wards, and the 25 local government areas, consisting of both councillorship and chairmanship election materials for the elections.
“In every polling unit and ward, including the 25 local governments, we have ad hoc staff on the ground as returning officers, supervisors, and polling clerks,” Imam mentioned.
According to him, the fee had deployed 5,249 educated advert hoc employees to handle the train throughout the state.
Imam defined that each one constitutional procedures had been duly adopted to keep away from disputes and counseled political events and safety businesses for his or her cooperation.
He additionally urged political actors to keep up peace in the course of the polls, reminding them of the peace accord signed forward of the elections.
The NSIEC boss reaffirmed the fee’s dedication to a clear and credible election course of, assuring voters of a stage taking part in area throughout all native authorities areas.
