The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, believes that the Ondo State Governorship Election scheduled for November 16 will be successful.

During a visit to the state headquarters of the commission in Akure, the state capital on Monday, October 4, Yakubu said the outfit has learned its lessons from the just-concluded election in Edo State and previous elections. He noted that there will be a critical study in the area of logistics and results management.

He said, “We have learned a lot of lessons not only from the last election but also from previous elections. Basically, there are two challenges: the first one is logistics for the election so that polling units open promptly on election day.

“The second one is result management, and my assurance to voters in Ondo State is that they are going to see a fast improvement in these two processes.”

On his mission to the state, the INEC boss explained that he was in Ondo to assess the preparation of the Ondo State office of the commission ahead of the November 16 poll.

He said, “We have received positive reports from our state office in Akure, but we decided also to come for readiness assessment. So, we are here basically to look at what is happening and the good work that the state office has done.

“We are going to meet with the stakeholders, including political parties, civil society organizations, the media, and security agencies, and we are also going to meet with our staff to assess our readiness.”

He added, “We will be here for a few days. One of the activities we are also going to observe is the mock accreditation of voters, which will take place in 16 polling units across six local government areas in the three senatorial zones of the state.

“In addition to other activities, we are also going to meet with the stakeholders on Thursday, and the following day, the National Peace Committee will also invite all the stakeholders for the signing of the national peace accord.”