The Independence National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed to political parties, candidates, and their supporters to maintain peace during the forthcoming November 16, governorship election in Ondo State.
The national chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the appeal yesterday while monitoring the 2024 Ondo State Mock Accreditation Exercise across the three senatorial districts of the state.
The INEC boss who said the mock accreditation exercise was to further test functionality of their system,
noted that if the parties and their supporters maintain peace it would enable the commission to conduct a free and fair election.
According to him, “We will ensure that all the polling units open on time so that voters will not come and wait for INEC officials and materials. We have tested the integrity of the machine, it is not the matter of deployment early but also accredited early.
“We are doing our best as the electoral commission and others should also do their best, particularly political parties and the candidate. I want to appeal to political parties, candidates and their supporters to ensure that they maintain the peace that will enable us to deploy in good time, concluding the processes in good time.
“And also to announce the candidate people of Ondo State are choosing as their governor on Saturday,” the INEC chairman said.
