INEC To Adopt Same Template In Edo For Ondo Governorship Election |The Source

By Ayodele Oni, Akure

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Prof Mahmud Yakubu, has said that the Commission would adopt same template it used in conducting Edo state Governorship election for Ondo state.

The Chairman, who arrived Akure on Wednesday, told journalists that cCard Readers for the Ondo election were brought in from Oyo state and had been configured as well as fully charged in preparation for the poll.

He reiterated that despite the strange fire incident, INEC was fully prepared for the election.

“We have already recovered. Unfortunately, we lost 5,000 Smart Card Readers , but we recovered by getting the prerequisite number of Card Readers from the neighbouring Oyo State, and they have been delivered.

“They have arrived, being charged and configured in readiness for the election on Oct.10, in Ondo State.

“Importantly, we will use the Z-pads to upload results on election day real-time and we have moved those Z-pads from Edo to Ondo State for the election.

“So, the same preparations that we made for Edo, we have also made for Ondo, so we are prepared for the election,” he said.

Yakubu said he would also meet with the Council of Traditional Rulers , Security Agencies , and officials of the Commission in the 18 Local Government Areas of the state for the purpose of the election.