OSOGBO — Sensitive election materials have arrived in Osogbo ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, as the Independent National Electoral Commission prepares to deploy ad-hoc personnel from a pool of more than 30,000 National Youth Service Corps members .
CDA News Nigeria gathered that the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Adedayo Oketola, confirmed the materials are warehoused at the Central Bank of Nigeria for security reasons, declining to disclose when they arrived . “Nobody will tell you when materials arrived Osun. What is most important is that they have arrived,” Oketola stated .
CDA News Nigeria reports that non-sensitive materials will begin moving to local government offices on Thursday, while sensitive materials including ballot papers and BVAS devices will be distributed from the CBN on Friday . Registration Area Centres will open on Friday to position personnel and materials closer to polling units before Election Day .
Meanwhile, 25,310 security personnel have been deployed across the state, comprising 15,000 police officers, 10,210 NSCDC personnel, and about 100 EFCC operatives . The NSCDC has drawn 10,000 personnel from 10 neighbouring state commands to reinforce security operations .
INEC said 2,339,233 voters are registered in Osun State and eligible to participate in the August 15 poll .
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