As Nigerians of voting age troop out en-mass to elect a new president, all eyes are on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to deliver on their mandate of free, fair and credible elections.
The chairman of INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has reinstated that the commission is committed to delivery on its mandate.
So far, the commission has deployed sensitive materials to states and local government areas. Nigerians are waiting for them to replicate the same process in deploying the materials to polling units across the states.
Yakubu has reassured Nigerians that, “Voting begins at 8.30am and ends at 2.30pm tomorrow. However, any voter who is on the queue before 2.30pm will be allowed to vote even if voting goes beyond the official closing time. No voter will be disenfranchised. I wish all Nigerians a pleasant voting experience tomorrow.”
