The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced airlift of election materials for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to Benin, Edo State, ahead of the upcoming governorship election scheduled for 21 September 2024.
In a statement by the deputy director of Public Relations and Information, Group Captain Kabiru Ali he said the move is part of a broader effort to ensure the timely and secure delivery of sensitive materials necessary for smooth elections.
He said 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 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.
“This is in fulfilment of NAF’s constitutional responsibility of providing Military Aid to Civil Authority,”