Politics

INEC Receives Sensitive Materials for Delta Bye-Election

By Web News 517

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it has received sensitive materials from the Central Bank of Nigeria headquarters in Asaba, in readiness for the Isoko North Constituency By-Election this Saturday.

INEC National Commissioner, Mrs. May Agbamuche-Mbu, who received the materials in the presence of political and security stakeholders, noted the exercise was part of measures to ensure transparency in the electioneering process.

Mrs. Agbamuche-Mbu, also mentioned that INEC would deploy the use of innovations, such as the ZPad technology, which allows for the viewing of the results at the polling units from a central server.

Meanwhile, the Resident Electoral Commissioner for INEC in Delta State, Mr. Monday Udoh-Tom, who signed all the result sheets in the presence of party representatives, said there were over one hundred and twenty nine thousand registered voters in Isoko North Constituency and one hundred and forty five polling units where elections would take place.

The INEC REC also spoke about the readiness of the commission for the by-election on Saturday

Stakeholders at the event including representatives of political parties and election observers described the process as transparent and expressed the hope of a credible by-election.

 Oghenero

Politics

Bye-Election: We will resist switching of names during primaries – Delta REC

By Web News 712

The Resident Electoral Commissioner for INEC in Delta State, Pastor Monday Udoh-Tom, says the commission would resist any attempts by political parties to switch names of winners in ongoing primaries for Isoko North Constituency By-Election.     

Mr. Udoh-Tom stated this in an interview with Radio Nigeria on preparations for the by-election in Isoko North State Constituency slated for the 10th of April, next month.

 The REC noted the by-election was necessitated following the demise of the Member representing Isoko North Constituency in Delta State House of Assembly, Tim Owhefere, saying the commission had received Notice of Death, and had posted Notice of Election to the public thirty days before the commencement of the polls.

He added that political stakeholders were the key actors in the exercise, pointing out that the success of the by-election would depend largely on their electioneering conduct.

Mr. Monday Udoh-Tom assured residents of Isoko North of adequate security during the ballot, stressing the Independent National Electoral Commission was collaborating with the police and other security agencies to ensure a hitch free process.

 Oghenero