Officials And Election Supplies Won’t Be Late, The INEC Tells Nigerians.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has told Nigerians that plans have been finalized to guarantee the prompt arrival of supplies and personnel during the presidential and national assembly elections scheduled for next Saturday.

At a media and civil society organizations (CSOs) roundtable on the 2023 elections with the theme “Avoiding landmines, overcoming obstacles, and conducting credible elections” organized by the International Press Centre (IPC) on Wednesday in Abuja, Victor Aluko, the INEC Director for Voter Education, provided the assurance.

The late delivery of supplies during elections in Nigeria often causes problems, with electoral workers showing up at voting places hours after the elections were supposed to start.

The next elections, according to Aluko, would be different, since INEC has made the required logistical preparations to guarantee that polls open early.

“I can tell you that no one will arrive at the voting places late thanks to the system we have in place, the logistical plan, and the fact that we are engaging trustworthy people as election officials.

“What we do is activate our racks and transfer officials there the night before the election so that they may go to voting places inside the registration zones very early in the morning. Consequently, we don’t foresee a scenario in which they will be late. I can tell you that that won’t happen.

Aluko said the commission had visited officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to express its concerns about the shortage of fuel and naira and its potential impact on the elections. He added that he was optimistic that the assurances given by both agencies would be followed by actions.