In Pictures: INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu assesses preparation for off-cycle elections

Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Mahmood Yakubu (right) planting tree at Koton Karfi INEC office in Lokoja, during a Mork Accreditation to test-run Bimodal Voter Accreditations (BVAs) and Up-Load of Polling Units results to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (I-Rev) in Lokoja, Kogi state over the weekend. Photo by omoye Aminu

Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Mahmood Yakubu (middle), asking questions from Kogi state Residents Electoral Commissioner (REC) Gabriel Longpet Hale (left) and Electoral Officer in-charge of Crowder Memorial College (Lokoja A) Mutsan Dashan, during a Mork Accreditation to test-run Bimodal Voter Accreditations (BVAs) and Up-Load of Polling Units results to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (I-Rev) in Lokoja, Kogi state over the weekend. Photo by omoye Aminu

Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Mahmood Yakubu (2nd right) observing the biometric exercise at LGEA Primary School in Ganaja, during a Mork Accreditation to test-run Bimodal Voter Accreditations (BVAs) and Up-Load of Polling Units results to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (I-Rev) in Lokoja, Kogi state over the weekend. Photo by omoye Aminu

From left: Kogi state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Gabriel Longpet Hale, Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Mahmood Yakubu, INEC commissioner in-charge of Kwara, Kogi and Niger states Professor Sani Adam, during a Mork Accreditation to test-run Bimodal Voter Accreditations (BVAs) and Up-Load of Polling Units results to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (I-Rev) in Lokoja, Kogi state over the weekend. Photo by omoye Aminu