Connect with us

POLITICS

INEC officials arrive at polling units ahead of time

Published

on

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials arrived at their polling units by 6.30 a.m. for Saturday’s Osun governorship poll in Ile-Ife.

Their official time of arrival set for the polling officers is 8.30 a.m. to enable them to settle down and prepare well for the exercise.

The Presiding Officer, Mr ThankGod Ibekwute, made this known at Open Place of Kanmi Adefioye Bus-Stop, Polling Units, 009, Ilode 11 on Saturday on the conduct of the election.

Ibekwute said that the general atmosphere around the election had been peaceful.

He added this voters were present in large numbers, checking their names on the Voters Register pasted at the venues without hitches.

The Presiding Officer said that voting too would run smoothly without violence or disruption of the process.

The political party agents were also at the venues for the conduct of the election.

The security personnel were already on ground to ensure peaceful exercise.

Dorcas Elusogbon

NEWSVERGE, published by The Verge Communications is an online community of international news portal and social advocates dedicated to bringing you commentaries, features, news reports from a Nigerian-African perspective. A unique organization, founded in the spirit of Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, comprising of ordinary people with an overriding commitment to seeking the truth and publishing it without fear or favour. The Verge Communications is fully registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as a corporate organization.

Comments
NIGERIA DECIDES

NIGERIA DECIDES

Shell Digital Plan RESPONSIVE600x750
Shell Digital Plan RESPONSIVE600x750
GTB
JoinOurWhatsAppChannel