…Court asked to disqualify Obaseki from Edo election over alleged certificate forgeryThe Independent National Electoral Commission has expressed fears over the possibility of crisis affecting party pr
imaries ahead of the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states scheduled for September 19 and October 10 2020 respectively.
The virtual meeting was also joined by the Resident Electoral Commissioners and Commissioners of Police for Edo and Ondo states. “We should, as a matter of urgency, come up with a policy and code of conduct for security personnel in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.” The INEC chairman reassured that the commission would continue to deepen the use of technology in the management of the electoral process in Nigeria, including ICCES meetings and other engagements with security agencies.
The committee, headed by a member of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda, met at the party’s national headquarters in Abuja. Earlier, Chinda, who addressed journalists shortly before the exercise behind closed-doors, said the PDP was “determined to select the best candidate to regain control of Edo State”.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has been asked to disqualify Governor Godwin Obaseki from contesting the September 19 governorship election in the state for allegedly forging his university certificate.
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