INEC issues notice of election for Ekiti 2018

The Independent National Electoral Commission has issued Notice
of election for the July 14, 2018 governorship election in Ekiti
State.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ekiti State, Prof.
Abdul-Ganiyu Raji, at a press conference in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday
said this was in accordance with Section 30 (1) of the Electoral
Act 2010 as amended.

Raji explained that the section provided that INEC must give
Notice of Election not later than 90 days to the governorship
election.

According to the notice, campaign by political parties for the
election would begin from April 15, 2018 and end midnight of July
12, 2018.

He advised political parties to submit names of their agents by
June 30, 2018, with a warning that any party that failed to meet up
with the date would not have agents for the governorship
election.

As part of efforts to ensure more people register for the
election, the REC said 531 registration centres across the state
had been created.

He noted that the continuous voters registration in the new
registration centres would commence between Wednesday April 11 and
April 16, 2018 simultaneously in the state across 177 registration
areas.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has issued Notice
of election for the July 14, 2018 governorship election in Ekiti
State.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ekiti State, Prof.
Abdul-Ganiyu Raji, at a press conference in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday
said this was in accordance with Section 30 (1) of the Electoral
Act 2010 as amended.

Raji explained that the section provided that INEC must give
Notice of Election not later than 90 days to the governorship
election.

According to the notice, campaign by political parties for the
election would begin from April 15, 2018 and end midnight of July
12, 2018.

He advised political parties to submit names of their agents by
June 30, 2018, with a warning that any party that failed to meet up
with the date would not have agents for the governorship
election.

As part of efforts to ensure more people register for the
election, the REC said 531 registration centres across the state
had been created.

He noted that the continuous voters registration in the new
registration centres would commence between Wednesday April 11 and
April 16, 2018 simultaneously in the state across 177 registration
areas.