We have adequate materials – INEC

INEC materials ready for dispatch under the watchful eyes of security operatives at the INEC office on Aduwawa Road, in Benin... on Friday
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The Independent National Electoral Commission says it has deployed adequate electoral materials for about 1.6 million registered voters expected to cast their ballot in the Edo State governorship election on Saturday (today).

The Director of Information, INEC, Mr. Emmanuel Umenger, told our correspondent on the telephone, “The issue of insufficient electoral materials will not arise. We have provided both the sensitive and non-sensitive electoral materials needed for the election. We have also deployed all the necessary tools needed for a successful exercise.”

He said an Inter-agencies Consultative Committee had assured that there would be safety of lives and property during today’s election.

Umenger said, “INEC has put in place measures to ensure a hitch-free exercise. The security committee was formed in the 2011 elections and it was very effective. The synergy was responsible for the effectiveness of the security put in place

“The committee has said the people of Edo should be rest assured that the election will be violence-free. It said it mobilised all the partnering security agencies to protect the voters and their votes.”