 The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INAG, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has assured the civil society organizations and the local and foreign observers of unimpeded access to polling centers during the 11th November of-circle elections in Amos State, Kogi and Bayosa. He made the pleasure at the regular quarterly consultation with civil society groups in Abuja on Wednesday, with the last meeting held three months ago. Professor Mahmood says 145 organizations including 7,890 observers have accredited for the elections, promising that all accredited persons will soon be invited to collect their identification card to ensure unimpeded access to polling stations. He also assured that the commission is interacting with security agencies to ensure that civil society groups and local observers are not harassed while carrying out their duties. I am glad to note that many of you here today are deploying teams of observers for the three elections. Overall, the commission has accredited 145 organizations, so far deploying 7,896 observers. In the next few days, accredited organizations will be invited to collect two identity cards for their observers. And as we requested, we will also make available to you the stickers, the vacant stickers to identify you so that you have unimpeded access to various locations on Election Day. Representatives of the CSOs who are appealing to the Independent National Electoral Commission for its effort to ensure a free, fair and credible elections in November called on voters to come out on mass to carry out their civil rights. We are grateful that adequate encouragement has been given by the commission to the observer groups, both domestic and international, to ensure that we play our way in compliance with the electoral law and adequate support. We are very, very grateful indeed. It is our conviction that with excellent work done by the Independent National Electoral Commission and with our experience for the excellent work that we did during the 2023 general election, the forthcoming email and by ASA students and co-guessing all certain governorship elections to also be credible with adequate and transparent credit for our language and let it put on ground by the Independent National Electoral Commission.