Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC), has directed all staff participating in the
Anambra governorship election to ensure that all votes count.
Yakubu gave the directive on Friday in his message to the
commission’s staff.
He said in spite of the challenging situation in the build-up
to the election, including attacks on INEC facilities, the commission’s
determination to ensure that the election holds as scheduled had remained
unshaken.
He reminded the staff that over the next few days, all eyes
would be on the commission.
He also said INEC had delivered all sensitive and
non-sensitive materials for the election on schedule and deployed election duty
staff.
Yakubu also explained that INEC has made logistics
arrangements to move personnel and materials to thousands of locations in
Anambra where voting and collation of results would take place.
“It is therefore imperative for all of you to ensure that
every single vote counts,” he said.
“You must remain true to our commitment that only the voters
in Anambra State determine who becomes the next Governor of the State.
“In doing so, you must be guided by the extant laws, our
guidelines/regulations and good conscience. You should remain vigilant,
principled and committed to the vision and mission of the Commission.”
He added that despite the challenges encountered, INEC had
rebuilt its fixed assets and replaced movable facilities.
“We also sought and obtained the support of the security
agencies, political parties and candidates and all other stakeholders for a
successful exercise,” he said.
“As you are aware, Nigerians expect the Anambra Governorship
election to be an improvement on the high standards achieved in recent
elections.
That is why we introduced the Bimodal Voter Accreditation
System (BVAS) for fingerprint and facial biometric authentication of voters. We
have trained staff on the new technology.”
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