INEC Distributes Sensitive Materials Ahead of Saturday's By-election in Ondo

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ondo State, yesterday, distributed sensitive materials ahead of the Akoko North-East and Akoko North-West Federal constituency bye-election scheduled to hold on Saturday, February 3.

This was as the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi and his party, have warned against votebuying in the pending bye-election.

The seat of the federal constituency became vacant in the House of Representatives following the resignation of Mr.Olubunmi TunjiOjo, who was appointed the Minister ofInterior by President Bola Tinubu.

Prof. Kunle Ajayi, INEC National Commissioner, supervising Osun, Ogun and Ondo, who monitored the exercise, held at the headquarters of the commission in Akure, said the distribution of the ballot papers was to show that the commission was ready for the by-election, promising that INEC would be transparent in the conduct of the election.

While appealing to the political parties to eschew violence on the election day, the commissioner said the sensitive materials were being distributed to ensure that no ward or polling unit was omitted or did not get materials for the election.

“So the sensitive materials will be moved to the two local governments councils tomorrow being Thursday with the help of security agencies.

“And, we want people to have confidence in INEC’s conduct of a free and fair election because we don’t have any political party; we don’t have any candidate; we are neutral in everything that we are doing. And we are going to reflect that again in Saturday’s by-election,” he said.