Yiaga said logistical challenges caused delays in the commencement of accreditation and voting in several polling units.
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Yiaga noted that despite a tense political climate, the Edo governorship election began peacefully with minimal incidents.Support journalism driven by facts, created by Nigerians for Nigerians. Our thorough, researched reporting relies on the support of readers like you.However, it said logistical challenges caused delays in the commencement of accreditation and voting in several polling units.
It said the commission should extend its operations to other LGAs where votes are being traded for N10,000 per voter even in the presence of security personnel. On material deployment, Yiaga said there was adequate deployment of election materials like the voters’ register, voting cubicle, official stamp, Ink pad, and indelible ink in the polling units observed.
On the deployment of party agents, it said All Progressives Congress party agents were sighted at 98 per cent of polling units, Labour Party agents were in 77 per cent of polling Units, and Peoples Democratic Party agents were in 99 per cent of polling units. According to the statement, voters halted the accreditation and voting process in the Ikpoba Army Children XI polling unit in Iwogban/Uteh Ward, Ikpoba/Okha LGA because INEC officials arrived without the official stamp.
It added that INEC should ensure full compliance with the guidelines regarding voter accreditation across all polling units as the process continues. “We call on voters who are yet to turn out to vote to proceed to their polling units before 2:30 p.m. to vote for candidates of their choice in the elections, confident that Yiaga Africa provides timely, statistically representative information about the conduct of the election,” it said.
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