He said that security agencies had assured members of the public of adequate and maximum security.
The governor-elect, who said he would anchor his programme in 14 thematic areas of intervention, noted that it was time the youth took their rightful place in the state.
The event, held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, also witnessed the presentation of certificates of return to 32 newly elected House of Assembly members.
Mr Abdullahi said the commission had identified hitches encountered at the previous elections, and adopted proactive measures to address them in the coming elections.
INEC declared PDP candidates winner of the three senatorial seats and nine of the 12 House of Representatives seats in Rivers.
The issue, which started around 3:05 a.m., was yet to be sorted out at the time of filing this report.
The REC said out of 2,887 polling units in Kwara, only one polling unit had its ballot boxes snatched.
The extension to Sunday was for the exercise to hold in polling units and wards in Cross River that election did not take place, including Bakassi Local Government Area, Dayspring 1 and 2 as well as
He also said that voting was still ongoing in several polling units in Jos North, Jos South and Mangu Local Government Areas.
The 2.5 million eligible voters are to exercise their franchise in the 5,720 polling units in the 326 electoral wards in the state.
