INEC commits to credible by-election in Kaduna
By Moses Kolo
Prof. Saidu Babura-Ahmad, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kaduna, says the Independent National Electoral (Commission) will conduct credible by-election in three federal constituencies in the state.
INEC had earlier fixed Aug. 16, for the conduct of by-election in Chikun, Kajuru and Zaria Kewaye/Zaria Sabon Gari Federal Constituencies.
He said this on Friday in Kaduna during a stakeholders’ engagement on the forthcoming exercise in the affectec constituencies.
Babura-Ahmad said the meeting was convened to formally introduce himself, and to intimate stakeholders on the preparations for the bye-election.
He said that polls would be conducted in 1,169 Polling Units (PUs) across 33 Registration Areas (RAs), adding the commission would deployed 4,829 ad hoc staff and 947 vehicles to facilitate successful conduct of the exercise.
”We are leaving no stone unturned in our determination to conduct free, credible and transparent polls.
“We are also actively collaborating with all the stakeholders to provide a level playing ground for all the political parties and their chosen candidates.
“We are also doing the same with all the security agencies to ensure the provision of adequate security for our personnel and the electorate before, during and after the polls,” he said.
Babura-Ahmad said the commission had adopted proactive measures to ensure that to ensure that no voter was disenfranchise, and full coverage of hard-to-reach areas.
“We will therefore need the sustained support of all the critical stakeholders to ensure the conduct of a hitchfree exercise.”
Also, Yakubu Duku, Administrative Secretary, INEC, said the commission would address observed lapses during the 2023 General Elections, and previous bye-elections in the state.
“We will remain determined and resolute in conducting polls that will be truly free, fair and acceptable to all,” Duku said.
Similarly, Rabiu Muhammad, the Commissioner of Police in the state, urged the residents to be law abiding, adding that the command would deploy adequate personnel to ensure peaceful conduct of the exercise.
The State Secretary of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Hassan Ibrahim, said the union would support the commission to enable it to conduct successful polls.
In their seperate submissions, Gambo Santos and Bashir Rabe-Mani, Secretary, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), and the Zonal Manager, NAN Kaduna, underscored the critical role of the media in ensuring free, fair and credible election. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Bashir Rabe Mani
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