The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oyo State has commenced the distribution of sensitive materials to the 33 Local Government Areas of the state.
The exercise, which was done at the Central Bank of Nigeria amidst tight security, had representatives of political parties in attendance.
The distribution of sensitive materials confirmed the readiness of INEC to conduct the much-awaited general elections starting on Saturday.
Two members of different political parties in the state, Alhaji Tajudeen Olanite and Mr Idowu Awokoya expressed satisfaction with the distribution of the materials and INEC’s readiness for the exercise.
Earlier, the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Adeniran Tella said the distribution began at 2 am.
He said the materials, including ballot paper, EC8 series and result sheets, would be redistributed to polling centres while registration area centres, would be activated on Friday.
He assured residents of a seamless voting exercise with a credible, fair and acceptable election.
