Election Observers : INEC Seeks Applications From CSOs

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has called on Civil Society Organizations, CSOs to submit applications for election observation for the forthcoming Governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States.

INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made the call during the second quarterly consultative meeting with CSOs in Abuja.

Professor Mahmood Yakubu said submission of applications with the supporting documents early would enable the commission to produce identity cards for observers in good time.

According to him, submission of reports for previous observations is mandatory for continuous participation in election observation.

The INEC chairman passionately appealed to CSOs to join the ongoing voter education for eligible citizens to participate in the forth coming Ten days Continuous Voter Registration in Edo and Ondo States.

He said the commission will open registration centers in all political wards across the two states to ease the exercise.

Professor Yakubu appealed to the civil society organizations to join hands with INEC towards strengthening democratic governance in the country.

Speaking on behalf of the CSOs, Dr. Paddy Njoku of the International Institute of Leadership and Governance commended INEC for carrying stakeholders along in the nation’s electoral process.

Kayode Oyedare, Edited By Grace Namiji