The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced the airlift of election materials for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to Benin, Edo State, ahead of the upcoming governorship election scheduled for Saturday, September 21, 2024.
NAF’s Deputy Director Public Relations and Information, Group Capt Jabiru Ali said in a statement on Wednesday “this move is part of a broader effort to ensure timely and secure delivery of sensitive materials necessary for the smooth conduct of the elections.”
“The airlift operation demonstrates the collaboration between NAF and INEC, aimed at facilitating logistics and ensuring a peaceful election process in Edo State.”
He recalled that the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar, during a recent meeting with the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, “reiterated NAF’s commitment to providing airlift for the swift movement of electoral materials,” and added, “this is in fulfillment of NAF’s constitutional responsibility of providing Military Aid to Civil Authority.”