Ondo 2024: INEC receives low nomination for party agents
As the portal for the upload of polling and collation agents for the Ondo State Governorship election closed, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced a low compliance by political parties to nominate polling agents.

INEC said a political party fielding candidates in the election is expected to nominate 4,155 agents, saying that the Commission expected a cumulative figure of 74,790 agents from the 18 parties participating in the election.
According to INEC, only 24,148 were uploaded to the portal, made up of 22,689 polling, 1,249 ward, 196 Local Government and 14 State collation agents.
“Put together, the 18 political parties nominated 32.3% of the expected number of agents.
“In Ondo State, there are 3,933 polling units and 222 collation centres, consisting of 203 ward centres, 18 Local Government centres and the State collation centre in Akure.
“A political party fielding candidates in the election is expected to nominate 4,155 agents. From the 18 parties participating in the election, the Commission expected a cumulative figure of 74,790 agents. However, only 24,148 were uploaded to the portal, made up of 22,689 polling, 1,249 ward, 196 Local Government and 14 State collation agents. Put together, the 18 political parties nominated 32.3% of the expected number of agents.
“Three political parties have no agents at all levels of polling or collation.
“A detailed breakdown of the submissions has been uploaded to our website and social media platforms for public information”, it said in a statement by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee on Friday in Abuja.