The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that the September 10 governorship election in Edo state would be conclusive. Sam Olumekun, resident electoral commissioner (REC) in the state, gave the assurance in Benin on Monday during the commission’s voter education implementation meeting.
“We want to assure the people that we are prepared to conduct a conclusive governorship election on September 10,” he said. INEC boss, Mahmood Yakubu Olumekun explained that inconclusive elections were not about INEC, and attributed them to incidents of violence and thuggery.
He said the meeting was to critically x-ray the effective ways to sustain voter education ahead of the election. He added that elections and electioneering were difficult because politicians saw politics as a do-or-die thing.
“We thank God that the 2011 election was a watershed, while the 2015 got a global acceptance as credible,” he said.
Participants at the meeting called for collaboration between INEC and critical stakeholders, including the media, civil society organisations, persons with disability, to ensure effective education of the electorate.
(Vanguard)
