We Have Worked On The Negatives Of The Presidential/National Assembly Election – INEC

INEC has said that there is going to be the same timing during Saturday’s Governorship and State Assembly elections nationwide.

Mr Festus Okoye, the INEC National Commissioner in-charge of Enugu/Anambra/Benue States gave the assurance yesterday.

Festus said the electoral body was ready for the election, saying that there would be the presence of smart card readers nationwide.

He noted that INEC was prepared to conduct free, fair and credible elections, revealing that it had worked on everything that went wrong in the Presidential and National Assembly polls.

His words, “This time around, we want to ensure that each polling unit in the federation starts the process at 8 a.m. dot on the day of the elections.

“So we want to make sure that all our ad-hoc staff and materials got to the polling units before 7.30 a.m..

“And the usage of the smart card readers will be universal in all the polling units.

“Any polling unit where the people or political thugs did not allow the presiding officer to use the smart card reader will get zero vote.”

“We have discussed with the Inspector-General of Police “to ensure that all our staff members, including the ad-hoc staff, are given adequate protection from violent attacks during the polls.

““The commission will protect its own with every passion and means it can muster.”