Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again promised that the general elections will hold as scheduled.
Yakubu made this known in a passing remark during a courtesy visit of the new Director General, National Youth Service Corps, Brig. General Yushu’a Ahmed, saying the commission has no plan to shift any of the elections
The INEC boss, who was reacting to media reports and the rumoured planned extension of the elections, however, did not elaborate.
He, however assured the NYSC of the safety of Corps members mobilized for the polls, while adding that the commission was lucky to have a large poll of youths ready for deployment in the elections,
He said that across the world, no electoral commission can conduct any election based on the strength of its staff alone.
Meanwhile, the new NYSC DG, Brig. General Yushu’a Ahmed in his response, said the commitment of the NYSC to the delivery of credible elections in the country was unshakable, while praising the cordial relationship between the commission and the Service.