As the Presidential and National Assembly elections get underway, the Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room has berated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the late deployment of election materials across the country.
Presenting the group interim statement on the election, Saturday in Abuja, Situation room Convener, Ene Obi said reports from a network of observers and partners revealed that the process commenced late in less than 30 percent of polling units across the country.
She said: “States, where polls opened around 8.30 am, include Bauchi, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ekiti, Gombe and Jigawa. However, in Enugu, Anambra, Imo, Abia, Ebonyi, Rivers, Kaduna and FCT, there have been significant delays in the commencement of polls, with many polling units yet to open as of 11.30 am.
“In most states, deployment of election officials and materials to the RACs commenced early hours of this morning,…
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