•INEC to register voters in Ondo, Edo June 22-26
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has given condition for the conclusion of the suspended elections in Rivers, Imo, Kogi and Kano states not later than July 31.
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The suspended elections will only be conducted when the conditions were conducive enough, a statement by INEC Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, said.
The statement added: “The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is committed to concluding the suspended elections in Rivers, Imo, Kogi and Kano states which were disrupted by violence not later than 31st July, 2016, provided that all necessary consultations and activities leading to the elections were concluded timeously and that conditions were conducive enough for the conduct of the elections.
“In spite of this commitment, it would not return to conduct elections or hesitate to further postpone or discontinue the suspended elections in any area where there was imminent threat to lives or to peace or security, especially where such threats were likely to lead to breakdown of law and order.
“The Commission which issued a road map for the resolution of the crisis and violence which led to the suspension of the elections in the affected areas said it would fix the dates for the elections following consultations with political parties and candidates.”
The commission has also scheduled the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Edo and Ondo States from June 22 to June 26.
According to the Commission’s Decision Extract issued the Director, Commission’s Secretariat, Ishaku A. Gali, INEC has also scheduled June 27 as the conclusion of Claims and Objectives.
The CVR is to precede the two governorship elections for Edo and Ondo, scheduled for September 10, and 26th November 26.
The Commission will today give Notice of the Edo Governorship election.
Section 30(1) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) provides that the Commission shall give the notice of a governorship election not later than ninety (90) days before the election.
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