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From Tony Osauzo, Benin
The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), Justice James Oyomire (retd), yesterday that arrangement has been finalised to ensure the deployment or movement of electoral materials to polling units ahead Saturday’s Local Government polls in the state.
Electorate are expected to elect 18 council chairmen and 192 councillors in 4,519 polling units across the state.
Chairman of EDSIEC, Justice James Oyomire (retd), who announced this in Benin, said there are 18 registered parties in the country but only 11 invited EDSIEC to capture their primaries and only seven parties submitted forms before deadline.
Political parties that would participate in the election are Accord Party, African Action Congress, Africa Democratic Congress, Allied Peoples Movement, All Progressives Congress, Labour Party and Peoples Democratic Party.
Justice Oyomire disclosed that the commission embarked on a tour of local government areas to interact and sensitise the people and other relevant stakeholders who are key to the success of the election.
“In order to ensure adequate security, before, during and after the election, the commission engaged relevant security agencies in the state, while we interacted with the electorate and other stakeholders to ensure the success of the exercise. The commission is ready. Adequate training has been given to election officers and personnel, while logistic arrangement are in place for the deployment of election materials to polling units”, EDSIEC chairman explained.
