The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has stated sensitive election materials will no longer be kept with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Yakubu stated this on Saturday at an election dialogue, ‘The Electorate’, organised by Enough is Enough (EiE).
INEC chairman said irrespective of the fact that the electoral body has never had an issue with the CBN since the partnership started, its materials will no longer be “routed” through the CBN.
He, however, stated that because of “current circumstances”, an alternative will be found.
According to Yakubu, the new measures would be adopted as early as the June 16 governorship election in Ekiti state.
There have been calls for INEC to stop its collaboration with the apex banks.
The calls came after moves by the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, to join the race for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket.
The CBN Governor also dragged the federal government to court to stop his sacking as the head of the apex bank.
He however, dropped his ambition after the federal government ordered all appointed aspirants to resign their official appointments before the primary election.
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