The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled the Continous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise for Edo and Ondo States from Wednesday, June 22 to Sunday, June 26 this year.
According to the Commission’s Decision Extract issued on May 26 ,this year, signed by the Director, Commission’s Secretariat, Ishaku A. Gali, and made available to newsmen in Abuja yesterday,the Commission has also scheduled Monday, June 27 as the conclusion of Claims and Objectives.
The CVR exercise is to precede the two governorship elections for Edo and Ondo, scheduled for Saturday, September 10 and Saturday, November 26, this year respectively.
The commission is to give Notice of the Edo Governorship election today n line with Section 30(1) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended)which “ provides that the Commission shall give the notice of a governorship election not later than ninety (90) days before the election”.
In a related development,the Commission on Tuesday said that it was committed to concluding the suspended elections in Rivers, Imo, Kogi and Kano states which were disrupted by violence not later than 31st July,this year , 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.
(Tribune)
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