Edo 2020: INEC holds strategic safety assembly, insists on 2019 register

Forward of the September governorship election in Edo State, the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee, INEC, Resident Electoral Commissioner within the state, Dr Johnson Alalibo Samikiem has disclosed {that a} whole variety of a million, seven hundred and thirty 5 thousand, 9 hundred and ten everlasting voters’ playing cards have been collected, whereas 4 hundred and eighty three thousand, eight hundred and sixty eight are but to be collected.

Talking to newsmen after a closed-door assembly in Benin metropolis, the state capital, Dr Samikiem mentioned the inter-agency consultative committee on election safety assembly with heads of the assorted safety businesses within the state was crucial as a part of methods to synergize.

Whereas giving a breakdown of the whole variety of everlasting voters’ playing cards collected up to now, he mentioned the 2019 election register shall be used for the Edo State 2020 Governorship election.

“For now, the Fee has no plan on finishing up the continual voter registration, we’re going to use the information from the 2019 register,” he mentioned.

The REC additionally appealed to the assorted key gamers within the Edo politics to not see the governorship election as a do or die train, which he mentioned was the inspiration of election violence.

“Election just isn’t a do or die train, Edo individuals ought to come and vote of their alternative, they need to bear in mind that there’s life after election, in order a Fee we anticipate the voter to comport themselves in a fashion that speaks positively,” he added.