By Seyi Babalola
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), vowed on Monday to enhance logistics and result management for Ondo State’s governorship election on November 16.
Yakubu made the remarks during an evaluation visit of the INEC headquarters in Ondo State for the gubernatorial election on Monday in Akure.
According to him, the commission received positive reports from “our state office in Akure but we decided to come for a readiness assessment”.
“We have learnt a lot of lessons, not only from the last election but also, from previous elections.
“Basically, there are two challenges; the first one is logistics for election so that polling units can open promptly on the election day.
“The second is result management, and my assurance to voters in Ondo State is that they are going to see fast improvement in these two processes,” he said.
Yakubu said he was in the state to meet with the stakeholders, including political parties, civil society organisations, the media, security agencies and the commission’s staff members to assess their readiness.
