The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced an extension of voting time in polling units where the voting process started late in the ongoing Edo governorship election, ensuring that no eligible voter is disenfranchised, Okay.ng reports.
In a statement released by Mohammed Haruna, National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC emphasized that all voters who were in the queue by 2:30 PM would be allowed to cast their ballots before voting is officially closed.
“To ensure that no voter is disenfranchised, the Commission wishes to reiterate that, in line with our Regulations and Guidelines, voting will be extended wherever it commenced late and will continue until the last voter on the queue who arrived at the Polling Unit by 2:30 PM has voted,” Haruna wrote.
“Accordingly, we have drawn the attention of our office in Edo State to ensure that, where necessary, there is adequate power supply from our back-up electric generators in the affected Polling Units or Ward Collation Centres.”
He added that it would continue to monitor the ongoing governorship election from its situation room at the National Headquarters in Abuja.
