NIGERIA- As preparation for the November 16 2013 Anambra governorship election reaches the climax, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has declared that the commission is ready to conduct credible election in the state.

Speaking during a stakeholders’ forum at the Women Development Centre,  Awka,  Jega said the commission had made adequate preparation to ensure a credible, free and fair election.

According to what sources revealed to CEOAFRICA.com, Prof. Jega urged political parties and their candidates to corporate with the commission because each party will be given equal right that day.

Presenting the corrected copies of the voters’ register to political parties, Jega asked them to carefully study them and raise objections where necessary before the election.

“We are transparent and we will continue to be transparent and fair to all the parties. We are human beings and we can make mistakes and correct them.

“We have concluded the training of our staff, we have introduced security features to protect our ballot papers and ballot boxes for every polling unit with a unique code number for each unit so that you can not take a ballot paper from one unit to another,” he said.

Prof. Jega also said some people have been arrested for multiple registration and they will be prosecuted soon, warning other defaulters to steer clear of polling units on Saturday.

Equally, he advised governorship candidates against going to the polling booths to vote with their armed aides, noting that it had caused violence in the past.