Election postponement: IPAC urges INEC to secure electoral materials

The Inter-Party Advisory Commission in Oyo State, has urged the
Independent National Electoral Commission to ensure that all
electoral materials distributed before the election was postponed
are secured.

INEC on Saturday announced the postponement of the Presidential
and National Assembly elections by one week due to logistic
issues.

IPAC Chairman, Mr Waheed Oyewole, made this call in his reaction
to the postponement of the elections earlier slated for Feb.
16.

The chairman told the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan on
Saturday that the postponement was unfortunate, noting “it is
better than to conduct shoddy election that would be full of
flaws.

“Imagine that INEC conduct election that many polling units
receive sensitive materials very late or incomplete materials.

“The commission took a wise decision, but my worry is how the
materials that have been distributed to some local government areas
will not be tampered with.

“Let the commission in collaboration with the security agencies
provide adequate security for the materials so that some
unscrupulous politicians do not highjack the materials,” Oyewole
stated.

(NAN)