November 07, (THEWILL) – The Independence National Electoral Commission (INEC), has accredited about 3,554 election observers from 111 domestic and international organisations for the November 16th governorship election in Ondo State.
National Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who disclosed this on Thursday during a stakeholders’ meeting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, also said, INEC “accredited over 100 radio, television, newspaper, and online media organisations, deploying about 700 personnel, including 129 female journalists”, for the election.
“We have also accredited thousands of agents representing candidates and political parties for all the polling and collation locations across the state.
“As you are aware, an election is a multi-stakeholder activity. INEC has a role to play and we have done so always in consultation with stakeholders. Accreditation tags have been produced for all your agents bearing their names, photographs, and location of deployment.
“We have also added a QR code to the tags that can be read even from mobile phone applications”, he added.
Noting that accreditation cards for all categories of stakeholders were ready, Yakubu said the Commission’s headquarters in Akure would soon commence the distribution of accreditation tags, including election duty vehicle stickers.
On his part, the Supervising National Commissioner in charge of Ondo, Oyo, and Osun states, Prof. Kunle Ajayi, urged political parties and their candidates to conduct themselves with the highest level of decorum and responsibility during the election.
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