The Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC), on Wednesday expressed concerns over the report of violence
in among politicians in Edo State ahead of the September 19
governorship election in the state.
The electoral body in a statement released on Wednesday noted
that it would summon the campaign council of political parties and
candidates participating in the election over the threat of
violence.
The Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated
this during the assessment of INEC’s readiness for the August 8
bye-election in Nasarawa State on Wednesday.
The commission also said it was set for the bye-election.
Yakubu said, “We are carefully monitoring what is happening
in Edo State and also in Ondo State. The commission will be meeting
tomorrow (Thursday) and given the urgency of the situation in Edo
State, we may have to immediately call a meeting of not just the
candidates and the political parties, but also the campaign
councils. We have to stem the ugly report of violence so far or the
threat of it.”
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The INEC chairman said the election in Nasarawa State would be
historic and unique because “it will be a test run for
subsequent elections in the context of the protocols of the
COVID-19 pandemic.”
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