INEC Headquarters Abuja To Monitor Osun Governorship Election Live

LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The officials of  Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at Abuja will be on ground  to  monitor the Osun Governorship in order to be a free and fair election.

 INEC Chairman , Prof Mahmood Yakubu who made the pronouncement during stakeholders  meeting in Oshogbo, Osun state yesterday  stated that their  Zoom Situation Room will be activated, adding that they  are working to ensure that accredited observers and the media are invited to join  them  at intervals to provide live reports from the field.

He disclosed that at the same time, citizens can contact them  on their  various platforms such as the toll-free INEC Citizens Contact Centre (ICCC) telephone line in addition to their Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts.

Lamenting  about violation of  electoral law  which   include the diabolical practice of vote buying in which voters are financially induced to vote one way or another,  the INEC Boss said, “It is obvious that the more the Commission and other stakeholders work hard to progressively improve the quality of national elections in Nigeria, the more some retrogressive elements try to undermine the process. While we will continue to work with the security and anti-corruption agencies to confront this challenge, our effort will be given a boost by the establishment of the Electoral Offences Commission and Tribunal as recommended by the Uwais Committee in 2009, reinforced by the Lemu Committee in 2011 and the Nnamani Committee in 2017. Happily, the Electoral Offences Commission and Tribunal Bill is under consideration of the National Assembly. INEC supports this initiative and appeals to the National Assembly for a speedy conclusion and passage of the Bill into law.”

He disclosed that the Commission has taken every step and made every arrangement for the successful conduct of the Governorship election this weekend, adding that  they  held consultative meetings with political parties and their candidates.

Hear him, “We had several engagements with the security agencies at national, State and Local Government levels. We consulted with stakeholders. We sought for, and received, the blessings of Royal Fathers and religious leaders. We have recruited, trained and carefully screened all categories of ad-hoc staff to be deployed to the field.

“All non-sensitive materials for the election have been delivered to all our 30 Local Government Area offices across the State. Voter education and sensitisation is ongoing. We have made arrangements for the transportation of personnel and materials to ensure that polling units open on schedule on Election Day. For a more effective supervision of the process, we are deploying five National Commissioners, twelve Resident Electoral Commissioners and many senior officials to support our State office here in Osun to deliver credible elections.”

The INEC Boss appealed  to all registered voters that are yet to collect their PVCs to seize the opportunity of the additional measures to do so.

He disclosed that out of  1,955,657 registered voters in Osun State, 1,479,595 (or 76%) have collected their cards as at Sunday 10th July 2022, stressing that  they  are also updating their  records to provide detailed breakdown of PVCs collected by polling units.

“This will be concluded and made available on Friday 15th July 2022. This is important because the total number of PVCs collected will be used to determine the margin of lead principle, as against the total number of registered voters in line with our Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of Elections 2022 derived from the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022,” he explained.

 

 

 

 

 

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