Deputy Governor of Niger State, Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed Ketso, has praised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the seamless voter registration and voting processes.
The Deputy Governor declared that this was the quickest voting process he had ever seen in the history of the general elections in Nigeria. He cast his ballot at Ketso polling unit number 010, which is located at the Junior Secondary School Ketso in the state’s Mokwa local government area.
Having completed his voting and accreditation in less than a minute, he claimed it was the first time he had seen an election this quick in Nigeria and praised INEC for the innovative technology used.
“I want to appreciate the Independent National Electoral Commission( INEC) for this new innovation that added value to the credibility of the elections and by so doing it will give us the required result at the end of the day,” he said.
He observed that the 2023 general elections were historic because it was an election that will usher in a new government, adding that it was a milestone that will further solidify the corporate existence and unity of Nigeria as a nation.
Ketso who is equally the State Coordinator of Tinubu-Shettima Grassroots Independent Campaign Council (ICC) said we all owe the country a lot by participating in the election and choosing those that will lead us, urging Nigerians and particularly Nigerlites to exercise their civic right by going out to vote just as he did and devoid of any crisis.
The Presiding Officer (PO) of the polling unit, Garba Suleiman said the process was smooth and hitch-free and that they have no any challenge, not even with the new technology, the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS).