INEC Inaugurates Observers For Edo, Ondo States Guber Election
Princess-Ekwi Ajide
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it received a total of 153 applications from interested observer organisations for the 2024 Edo and Ondo State Governorship elections, but after a review as provided by its regulations and guidelines, 134 groups made up of 124 domestic and 10 international met the requirements for accreditation.
A statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, said the classification of the organisations shows that 28 are gender-based, three representing Persons with Disability, eight are faith-based, 10 foreign and over 100 others working in areas relevant to the functions of INEC, most of them with previous experience of election observation.
According to the statement, the next step is for the accredited organisations to upload the personal details and photographs of their field observers to INEC’s dedicated portal established for that purpose.
It said that the Commission is organising a one-day training for representatives of observer groups on Wednesday 17th July, 2024 at the Commission’s Conference Room in Abuja by 10.00am where Access Code to the portal and letters of accreditation will be given to representatives of the accredited organisations.
The statement further noted that details of the one-day training as well as the comprehensive list of all the 134 accredited groups have been uploaded to their website and social media platforms for action by the concerned organisations and for public information.