Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Yobe state said it has retrieved, recharged and configured Smart Card Readers preparatory to the rescheduled general elections.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, INEC, Ahmad Makama, disclosed at a news briefing yesterday at the INEC office in Damaturu.
He noted that the commission had recovered all sensitive materials dispatched to the 17 local government areas of the state and stored them at Central Bank in Damaturu.
He said sensitive materials were initially kept in the Armouries of the Police in the respective local government headquarters, and alerted Electoral Officers to keep vigil until clear directives were received from headquarters.
“On receiving that directive on Sunday, all materials were safely
returned intact to the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN in Damaturu and
that has been confirmed by the CBN Controller. The consignments are now kept local government by local government for easy re-distribution either on Wednesday or Thursday” he said.
Fielding question on the attack in Gujba and possibility of relocating the voting centres, he said “the voters and ad hoc staff must have been frightened and the case will be tabled at the security meeting scheduled for Tuesday so that the
commission will solicit for guidance.”
He called on people to be calm and have confidence in the electoral umpire for the conduct of free, fair and credible elections in the country.
