Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who announced the request during a virtual meeting with political party leaders, charged the parties to ensure rancour-free primaries, adding that party primaries form the foundation for the secondary election...
The Independent National Electoral Commission has directed political parties wishing to adopt the Direct Primary mode to elect their candidates for the Edo and Ondo governorship elections to submit their membership register to the Commission.It also requested to be furnished with the list of delegates by the political parties that opted for the Indirect Primary mode.
“As we monitor the conduct of party primaries, we will pay particular attention to your compliance with the law and to consider sanctions so that the unruly behaviour of some party supporters is not carried forward to the main election. He also restated the preparedness of the Commission to conduct the governorship and bye-elections within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“You will recall that on 6th February 2020, the Commission released the timetable and schedule of activities for the Edo and Ondo Governorship elections. Today, it is exactly 110 days to the Edo Governorship election scheduled for 19th September 2020 and 131 days to the Ondo Governorship election holding on 10th October 2020.“The Timetables for the two elections contain 14 activities drawn from the Constitution, the Electoral Act as well as the Commission’s Regulations and Guidelines.
“In addition to the Governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States, the Commission is also making preparations to conduct nine bye-elections. The details have already been made public. However, as we were preparing for this meeting, our office in Zamfara State informed us that a Member of the State House of Assembly for Bakura Constituency passed on yesterday. As we await the declaration of vacancy from the Speaker of the State Assembly, the number of bye-elections has increased.
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