 The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmud Yakubu, has solicited the support of the Nigerian Air Force in airlifting election materials for the February 3 rerun and by-elections. Yakubu made this known during a visit to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abu Bakr in Abuja. The Commission will conduct by-elections and rerun elections in 26 states of the Federation on Saturday. The INAG Chairman noted that the deployment of election materials is a huge task, hence the need to seek the support of NAF to deliver election materials to three locations in the northeast, southeast and southwest geopolitical zones of the country. This weekend, the Commission will conduct by-elections and rerun elections in 26 states of the Federation. In nine states, two senators, four members of the House of Representatives, and three members of State Houses of Assembly will be elected in by-elections to replace members who passed on or resigned their memberships of the National and State Assemblies. In other states, rerun elections will take place at designated constituencies or polling units as ordered by the Election Petition Appeal Tribunals. In handling such a huge national assignment, the Commission cannot do it alone. That is why we seek to mobilize every national asset, including the Nigerian Air Force. It is a realization of this objective that the law empowers the Commission to seek the support of security, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies in the delivery of materials and the protection of election officials. We seek the support of the Nigerian Air Force to expeditiously deliver materials to three locations in the northeast, southeast, and southwest geopolitical zones of the country.