The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) members who were approached for logistics are to fault, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for the late arrival of election materials in several areas of Ogun state.
While visiting governor Dapo Abiodun’s polling place to review the current voting process there and at other polling places in the Ikenne LGA, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Olaniyi Ijalaye, revealed this to journalists.
Ijalaye attributed the delayed start of voting and the lack of election supplies in some sections of the state to the delayed delivery of materials.
He however assured the electorate that no one would be disenfranchised, saying the logistical challenges the commission faced with the NURTW had been resolved.
He said, “With all due respect, it is not just the governor’s polling unit but with a few others that had one or two challenges. But as we speak, voting has commenced there and until the last man and woman have voted, we will not close voting.
“I am really pleased that people have trooped out to exercise their civil responsibility by voting for candidates of their choice. Virtually everywhere I have gone, accreditation has taken place and voting has commenced in some places. In some other places, accreditation is ongoing, while in a few other areas, we are having challenges with the issue of transportation.
“We are in collaboration with the NURTW and there is a bit of few logistical issues that have now been resolved. I want to give the good people of Ogun State the assurance that no one will be disenfranchised. Even if voting commences now, we will not close voting until the last person has voted.”