The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmoud Yakubu has assured Ondo State electorates that the commission is focused on improving logistics on election day processes for a successful governorship election on November 16, 2024.
Professor Yakubu gave this assurance today, 1st Nov 2024 at the fourth quarterly consultative meeting with the media at the INEC Headquarters in Abuja.
He said there will be further improvements, especially in the areas of logistics for the movement of personnel and materials for both land and riverine locations to enable the prompt commencement of polls as well as the management of the processes on Election Day from voting to declaration of result.
Prof Yakubu assured that as early as next week, the Commission will undertake a final readiness assessment of INEC preparations for the Ondo election, meet with our officials, engage with stakeholders and interact with the security agencies and transport providers.
"We have learnt lessons from previous elections. We have improved on the voter accreditation process and the upload of results to the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal.
"There have been similar improvements in observer and media accreditation. Our voter education efforts are ongoing. The capacity of election duty staff has improved with hands-on training for especially Polling Unit officials.
"As we approach the Ondo State governorship election, Already, Mock accreditation of voters and result upload to the IReV has been scheduled for Wednesday 6th November 2024 in 12 Polling Units across six Local Government Areas in the three Senatorial Districts of the State. A document containing the locations of the centres has been uploaded to our website. Hardcopies are included in your folders for this meeting." he said
Prof Yakubu also announced that the National Peace Committee under the leadership of former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar GFCR, is holding the signing of the Peace Accord for parties and candidates in Ondo State on Friday 8th November 2024.
Ondo State Governorship election is scheduled for Saturday 16th November 2024 which is exactly two weeks away.