The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed readiness to conduct a peaceful, credible, and transparent bye-election in the Ganye Constituency of Adamawa State.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Alhaji Mohammed Nura, gave the assurance during a stakeholders’ meeting held on Wednesday in Yola.
According to him, the bye-election—scheduled for August 16—follows the death of the former member representing the constituency in the Adamawa State House of Assembly.
Nura said that INEC had prioritised logistics and security and would deploy the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) to ensure a smooth and credible process.
“We will deploy 198 BVAS machines—one per polling unit—with backups and trained Registration Area Technicians (RATECHs) to provide on-the-spot technical support,” he said.
The REC added that the constituency comprises 10 Registration Areas (Wards), 198 Polling Units, and 100,675 registered voters, of which 88,963 have collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).
A total of 1,425 personnel will be involved in the exercise, including 792 polling officials and 514 security personnel.
Nura disclosed that INEC had already met with key security agencies—including the Adamawa Police Command, Department of State Services (DSS), and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)—to establish a comprehensive security plan.
Training for Supervisory Presiding Officers was held on August 1 and 2, while training for other ad-hoc staff is scheduled for August 8 to 10.
He also confirmed that all political parties participating in the election conducted their primaries peacefully between July 17 and 21.
“Non-sensitive materials have been received, and logistics arrangements for deployment are already in place,” Nura added.
He appealed to political parties, security agencies, and the general public to support INEC in delivering a credible electoral exercise.
The REC also announced that INEC would resume the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) nationwide.
“Online pre-registration will commence on August 18, while physical registration will begin on August 25,” he said, adding that the exercise will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mondays to Fridays, at INEC offices and designated centres across the country.
