The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) in Kogi said it had started withdrawing all sensitive election materials earlier issued out for the conduct of the presidential and national assembly elections.
INEC Director of Voter Education and Publicity in the state, Mr Ahmed Biambo who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Saturday said that the materials were being returned back to all the local government offices of the commission.
He said that further dircetive was being awaited on whether to return the sensitive materials to the Central Bank of Nigeria or to the police armoury for safe keeping.
Acvording to him, the office has also ordered immediate transportation of all ad hoc staff, especially youth corps members back to their bases.
He admitted that the office did not receive ballot papers for the Kogi East senatorial election until about 2am when the election was suddenly postponed.
A Correspondent of NAN who was at the state INEC office in Lokoja reported that all was calm with few staff members at their duty posts.
Armed policemen and operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps we’re seen manning strategic positions in and around the office.
