“When you are conducting elections in 36 states, you can be giving excuses of having a lot of data, manpower, logistics and others to deal with.”
Mr Yakubu said that INEC was committed to credible elections in the states.
Amobi Ogah of Labour Party contested and won the House of Representatives seat for Isikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia.
The INEC boss said that such massive deployment required a secured environment, which he said was beyond the commission’s immediate responsibility.
Mr Yakubu said the commission was working with the security agencies to provide a secure environment for peaceful and credible elections.
According to him, for the Edo governorship election, the party primaries will be held from February 1 to February 24, 2024.
‘All Eyes On the Judiciary’ and ‘Protect our mandate, uphold the rule of law, Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu not our President’ were inscribed on some banners.
Follow live updates as Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar, and Bola Tinubu await the tribunal ruling on the legitimate winner of the February 25 election.
“While they exercise the legal rights afforded them in our democracy, I have set my course and mind on the leadership of this nation.”
Mr Yakubu explained that the four by-elections would be conducted to fill the vacant seats by two senators and two members of the House of Representatives.
