The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has warned that voters for the Edo and Ondo governorship elections must wear their face masks if they want to vote.
Yakubu stated this on Thursday at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) briefing on COVID-19 on Thursday in Abuja.
According to him, the pandemic has made it necessary for people to wear face cover, which, he pointed out must not be medical mask.
He said what was important was to cover the nose and mouth, not the material used in making the mask.
Yakubu also stated that the non pharmaceutical measures like physical distancing of about two meters would be applied, while hand sanitisers would be used during voting.
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The INEC chairman revealed that the PTF had donated additional 3,000 thermometers to INEC, which would be added to the 1,000 earlier donated and deployed to Edo and Ondo for elections.
He further warned voters against touching surfaces and leaning on walls at the voting centres saying such would be prohibited.
He disclosed that the commission had produced ten points voters video conduct, which had been distributed in the two states.
On the use electronic voting, Yakubu said the commission could not use the system presently as it is not permitted by law.
He, however, said that electronic balloting would be used in Anambra election in 2021 since the law allowed for electronic balloting and not electronic voting.
