The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised the alarm that the lingering fuel scarcity in Nigeria might affect logistic arrangements for the February 25 and March 11 general elections.
Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at a consultative meeting with the transport unions- the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), and the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), amongst others.
Yakubu told the transport unions that the commission shares their concern about the fuel situation in the country and its impact on transportation on election day.
“The truth is that our arrangement may be negatively affected by the non-availability of products.
“For this reason, the commission will this afternoon meet the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to look into ways to ameliorate this situation”, he said.
He also urged the transporters to be neutral and non-partisan as they commute INEC staff to-and-from polling units.
The INEC Chief warned that inter-state trips won’t be allowed, saying all INEC and adhoc staffers must not be moved beyond their local government areas.