Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde says electronic transmission of results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), will ensure free, fair and credible elections.
The Governor made the call on Wednesday when he received the delegation of INEC at the Executive Council Chamber, Governor’s Office, Agodi, Ibadan.
Makinde who noted that the commission is truly independent in Oyo State since the advent of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mutiu Agboke. He stressed that the country has the technology which will enable INEC to transmit results which will help in curbing violence at collation centres.
Speaking on the continuous voter registration, Makinde says he has mandated and supported the local government chairmen to sensitize people at the grassroots to procure the necessary gadgets to enhance improvement in the turn out of people for the exercise.
In his remarks, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Oyo state, Mutiu Agboke said over 700,000 voter’s cards are yet to be collected at the INEC office. He added that residents in Oyo state needed more sensitization and conviction. He noted that aside visiting the governor today, the State House of Assembly and 17 political parties would be visited on the need to sensitize their followers and members.
