Edo State Election Postpone to September 28
Edo State will elect a new governor on September 28 after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday postponed the election by 18 days.
The Directorate of State Services (DSS) and the police advised the agency to shift the poll because of an untoward security situation.
At a joint news conference, the security agencies said it would be impossible for the election to hold on schedule.
The INEC, whose top officials, including Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, were already in Benin, the state capital, said it would meet and take a decision based on the advice.
The initial position of the agency yesterday was to go ahead with the election.
INEC National Commissioner in charge of voter education and publicity Prince Solomon Soyebi, said the agency was ready and would go ahead.
“We cannot shift the election on the basis of security report. We have weighed all the parameters and consequences of postponing the election. This Commission will not mortgage its independence for the sustenance of democracy.
The Directorate of State Services (DSS) and the police advised the agency to shift the poll because of an untoward security situation.
At a joint news conference, the security agencies said it would be impossible for the election to hold on schedule.
The INEC, whose top officials, including Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, were already in Benin, the state capital, said it would meet and take a decision based on the advice.
The initial position of the agency yesterday was to go ahead with the election.
INEC National Commissioner in charge of voter education and publicity Prince Solomon Soyebi, said the agency was ready and would go ahead.
“We cannot shift the election on the basis of security report. We have weighed all the parameters and consequences of postponing the election. This Commission will not mortgage its independence for the sustenance of democracy.
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