Politics
EARLY morning downpour on Saturday has delayed arrival of electoral materials and officials in some polling booths in Enugu.
The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) had fixed Sept. 21, as election day for the 17 chairmanship and 260 ward councilorship positions in the state.
After the down pour, the materials distribution centre in Enugu South Local Government Area, started sorting out materials for onward distribution to polling units.
One of the officials, who simply gave his name as Kelvin, said that the distribution centre witnessed delay due to the rain.
“However, we have concluded the sorting and vehicles have started dispatching non sensitive and sensitive materials, as well as electoral officials to the respective polling units,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that voting would be done manually by ENSIEC.
NAN reports that 17 political parties are participating in the election and the state have over two million eligible voters expected to participate in the election.
The election would cover 4,145 polling units; while 12,800 ad hoc electoral staff, hundreds of electoral staff and 17 electoral officers were trained and deployed for the election.
A total of 4,145 security personnel had been deployed to ensure a hitch-free election. (NAN)
A.I
Sept. 21, 2024
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