Osun Election: INEC distributes sensitive materials
The Independent National Electoral Commission has distributed election-sensitive materials to the 30 local government areas of Osun for the governorship election scheduled for Saturday.
The distribution of materials was supervised on Thursday by the resident electoral commissioner, Oluwatoyin Babalola.
Umar Mohammed, an official of the Kimpat Development Initiative, said the materials for the elections arrived on Thursday.
“It is a very good thing that the materials arrived today. Hopefully, by the time INEC finishes sorting, they will distribute them to all the local governments,” he said.
He added that INEC’s reprinting of the ballot paper to insert the Social Democratic Party created a logistical challenge after a court order.
“We were worried after the court pronouncement, which led to the addition of SDP to the ballot. This created a logistical challenge for INEC. We felt it could affect the election and probably lead to a call for postponement, but it is good that the materials have arrived,” Mr Mohammed said.
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