The Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has said over 100,000 vehicles and about 4,200 boats will be needed to convey personnel and sensitive materials to the various polling units in the 2023 general elections.
Aligning himself with Oye, the National Publicity Secretary of the Social Democratic Party, Rufus Aiyenigba also stressed the need for competitive bidding by the transporters engaged for election logistics.
Stressing that there was no need to worry about the neutrality or otherwise of the transporters, he said, “The fear that they may be partisan is genuine but these union workers are Nigerians who, like other people, have been going through a lot of difficulties. As a result, we should trust them to do their own part of the deal without entertaining unnecessary worry.’’
According to him, INEC could not have signed an agreement with the unions if they did not have the capacity to deliver quality services on the election day. “If you are given sensitive documents to deliver in a particular place, you cannot divert it to another area. If you also fail to deliver on time, there will be sanctions as stated in the terms of agreement with the legal department of INEC.
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