Bye-election: INEC ready for Aba North/South fed. constituency – Okoye

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has expressed readiness for the Aba North/South federal constituency by-election in Abia state.

The commission stated that 498,390 registered voters are expected to cast their ballots at 609 polling units in 24 Registration Areas (RAs) in the two local government areas that make up that constituency.

According to INEC in a statement on Wednesday by National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Barrister Festus Okoye, the commission will deploy over 2,970 officials for the election scheduled for this Saturday.

The statement said, “all the non-sensitive materials required for the conduct of the election at the two local government areas of the constituency have been delivered and batched according to the Registration Areas, adding that all the ad-hoc staff required for the conduct of the election have been trained awaiting deployment.

It further stated that all the sensitive materials have been delivered to the Central Bank in Umuahia, Abia state and will be inspected today March 25, 2021 and dispatched to the two local government area offices of the commission.

The statement called on “all the registered voters in the constituency to come out en masse to exercise their franchise, enjoining all stakeholders to remain calm, shun violence and other acts capable of creating fear, anxiety and apprehension in the electoral environment.”

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