• Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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INEC begins distribution of materials in Warri

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The Electoral Officer in Warri South, Grace Okah on Friday said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has began distribution of both sensitive and none sensitive materials to all the wards in Warri.
Okah, who addressed journalists at the Warri INEC office said all materials for the Saturday Presidential and National Assembly elections in the Council will get to all the ward before Saturday morning.
The EO said that some election material for Warri South-West was mistakenly included in that of Warri South adding that she had contacted her counterpart in Warri South-West to come and pick them.
She said that the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) DELTA also promised to help in lifting voting materials to the riverine communities.
“We are moving all the election materials tonight. Materials will get to the various location before voting time tomorrow.
“We have Registration Area Centres (RAC) where men and materials will camp tonight with security men to enable them to move early.
“The naval personnel were here today, they said people should move to the jetty that they will help to move them to the riverine communities.
“There was a mixed up, we received some materials belonging to the Warri South-West and I have called the EO to come and pick them,” she said.