He also called for tougher sanctions against politicians and individuals who engage in electoral malpractices and violence.
Mr Suobo called on the media to collaborate with civil society organisations and AE2I to boost youth participation in the electoral process.
He said the June 12, 1993, election remained Nigeria’s clearest proof that free, fair and transparent polls are possible when institutions respect the will of the people.
He said physically challenged persons often encountered difficulties accessing polling centres, while visually impaired voters lacked ballot materials in braille format.
The governor congratulated the candidates who emerged from the primaries.
Mr Abubakar-Sadiq noted that non-sensitive election materials had been received and distributed to the participating local government areas.
The INEC chairman noted that electoral activities were interrelated operational processes rather than isolated events.
The REC said that the commission would be conducting training for various levels of officials for the by-election on Friday.
He said the election would be held in the 1,354 polling units across the six local government areas that make up the senatorial district.
Mr Haruna said that the incident under investigation related to the retrieval of a specific voter record.
