The Sokoto State chapters of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), have commended INEC and the security agencies for a hitch-free gubernatorial election on Saturday.

In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, chairmen of the chapters described the election as free and fair, and expressed hope that the result should be acceptable to all the contestants.

The state chairman of the CNPP, Alhaji Abba Sidi, said he was happy to note that INEC was able to supply the required electoral materials on time.

“We found that in all the centres we visited that materials required for the election were delivered on time and were adequate,” he disclosed while commending the security agencies for providing “tight security” at all polling centres and the entire state.

Sidi called on political parties, contestants and people of the stsate to maintain the peace that was witnessed during the voting process, and accept the result of the election in good faith.

In his reaction, the Sokoto State chairman of the NBA, Al-Mustapha Abubakar, said the association was satisfied with the conduct of the election.

“The conduct of the election was very transparent, free, fair and credible,” he said. (NAN)