In the complex machinery of Nigerian democracy, elections are often judged by candidates, campaigns, and court rulings. Long before ballots are cast or results contested, the credibility of the process is already being tested on roads, waterways, airstrips, and footpaths across the country. For the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), logistics remains the quiet but decisive determinant of electoral success or failure.
Nigeria operates one of the most expansive election architectures in the world: over 176,000 polling units, spr
