The
Independent National Electoral Commission has shifted Edo Governorship election
to Wednesday the 28th of this September. The national commission in
charge of voters, education and publicity PRINCE
SOLOMOM CHEOBI stated this while
speaking to newsmen in Benin City Nigeria.
According
to reporter from Benin City Nigeria who specified that addressing newsmen in
Benin City the Edo state capital in Nigeria PRINCE CHEOBI explained that the shift became imperative as a
result of security advice from police and directorate of state security service
DSS over insurgent threats in the state. According to PRINCE CHEOBI, he said that the commission received advice from the
police and DSS while intervention is made to postpone the above governorship
election. Consequently, the commission met the request of the above security agencies
as sided to reschedule the above governorship election to Wednesday the 28th
September 2016.
PRINCE CHEOBI emphasized that the commission was fully prepared to
conduct the election but will not undermine the security report. He also said
that the commission has implemented twelve out of the fourteen activities on
the election timeline stating that it would have deployed eighteen thousand (18,000)
electoral staff secured and also deployed all material required for the
election. He also specified that the commission has mobilized over 1.9 million
voters to exercise their civic responsibilities.
PRINCE CHEOBI stressed that commission could not guarantee the lives
of the electorate, as it was the responsibility of the security agencies to do
so, hence the postponement.
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