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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it has airlifted delicate electoral materials for the 2026 Ekiti State Governorship Election and a bid of senatorial and national constituency by-elections scheduled for June 20, 2026.
Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, said successful a connection that the airlift operation, conducted betwixt June 15 and 16, 2026, was undertaken astatine the petition of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to facilitate the unafraid and timely question of delicate electoral materials from Abuja to designated locations crossed the country.
According to the statement, the cognition supported preparations for the Ekiti State governorship election, senatorial by-elections successful Enugu North senatorial territory (Enugu State), Nasarawa North senatorial territory (Nasarawa State), and Rivers South East senatorial territory (Rivers State), arsenic good arsenic the national constituency by-elections successful Dawakin Kudu/Warawa national constituency of Kano State and Zuru/Shanga national constituency of Kebbi State.
The connection disclosed that NAF transported the delicate electoral materials from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to designated airports successful Enugu, Rivers and Kano states, ensuring that INEC received the materials wrong the stipulated timeline up of the elections.
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