The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it has achieved more than 87 per cent readiness for the forthcoming Enugu North Senatorial District by-election scheduled for June 20.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Enugu State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Chukwu, disclosed this on Wednesday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu.
According to him, preparations for the poll have advanced significantly, with non-sensitive election materials already sorted and ready for deployment to the six local government areas that make up the senatorial district.
“We are sending the non-sensitive materials today (June 3) to our council area offices involved and by Thursday (June 4), the non-sensitive materials will be further moved to INEC’s Registration Area Centres (RACs),” he said.
Chukwu also revealed that all Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines designated for the exercise had been configured and fully charged to ensure seamless voter accreditation on election day.
The REC noted that the commission had completed consultations with major stakeholders across the state, senatorial district and the six affected local government areas.
He said the meetings witnessed strong participation, with stakeholders raising concerns and seeking clarification on various aspects of the by-election, while INEC officials provided necessary explanations.
Chukwu further disclosed that four political parties would participate in the contest, although he declined to name them pending approval of reports on their primary elections by the commission’s headquarters.
“Why I will not mention the political parties yet is that we are waiting for our headquarters’ approval of the report written on the parties’ primaries conducted,” he said.
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He added that INEC would begin training electoral officials on Friday as part of final preparations for the exercise.
The commissioner also said the electoral body would soon hold security meetings with the police and other agencies to coordinate the protection of election personnel, voters and electoral materials before and during the by-election.
