Fuel Scarcity May Affect Election

Barely 25 days to the 2023 general election, The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that the continued scarcity of the Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, may affect the electoral process.

INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, who made this known in a meeting with National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Abuja on Tuesday, said the scarcity may hinder movement of election materials and personnel.

He noted that the commission would have detail-oriented meeting with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to resolve any issues capable to impeding on logistics delivery and personnel movement during elections.

The Commissioner for Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, of INEC who spoke on the proposed meeting of the Commission with NNPC last week, noted: “The issue relating to logistics, we are going to deal with it. We are going to hold a high-level meeting with the NNPCL to resolve whatever issues or challenges we have.