The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has assured people of Osun that inconclusive election will not happen again, adding that four hundred thousand (400,000) voters would be disenfranchised in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Osun over failure to complete their voter registration with the commission, VAM News reports.
Speaking, at the election stakeholders forum held at INEC state headquarters in Osogbo, on Monday, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun State, Prof. Abdulganiy Olayinka said that only one-third of the people that started online voter registration visited the INEC office to complete their registration.
He said, as at today only two hundred and seventy-nine thousand (279,000) people have completed their voter registration out of the six hundred and thirty-eight thousand seven hundred thirty-five (638,735) that were registered.
“In Osun State, about 400,000 people have been disenfranchised themselves because they refused to compete their registration.”
He noted that the election could only be successful, generally acceptable, and meet the international best practices if there is a credible registered of
He charged all the stakeholders to sensitize their wards who have attained the age of 18-year-old and above to use the opportunity of the ongoing continuous voter registration exercise to register.
“It is my great to welcome you all to this important stakeholders’ meeting. It is aimed purposely to brief the critical stakeholders in the electoral process in the State on the activities of the Commission so far which are geared towards undertaking a free, fair, credible, transparent, all-inclusive, and conclusive governorship election come Saturday, 16th July 2022.
Recalled that there was an inconclusive election during 2018 gubernatorial which made INEC to conduct another round of election to determine the winner between Governor Gboyega Oyetola of All Progressives Congress, APC, and Senator Ademola Adeleke of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
“As Osun State 2022 governorship election draws nearer, with just One Hundred and Sixteen (116) days left, you will agree with me that the convocation of this meeting is not only appropriate but very apt. The long-adopted policy of the Commission as you all know is that critical stakeholders are always got involved in its election planning and other electoral activities throughout the electoral cycle to give them a sense of belonging to succeed.
“Devolution of Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) Exercise to
Registration Areas/Wards: I would like at this juncture to inform you that the Commission Headquarters, INEC Abuja has graciously approved that the current ongoing CVR at the State Office and the INEC LGA Offices be devolved and taken to the three hundred and thirty-two(332) Registration Areas/Electoral Wards in the State, commencing from Thursday, 24th and Wednesday, 30th March 2022 between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:00 pm.
“This decision of the Commission is aimed at ensuring that all eligible voters who have not or could not perform their civic duty of registering voters due to distance are provided with the opportunity to do so with ease.
“It is in the light of this that I am urging and appealing to this gathering to assist the Commission by further sensitizing and mobilize members of the public to take this advantage to either register or transfer their voting rights to Polling Units, especially the newly created PUs close to their residence as doing so would enable the Commission to leverage on having even distribution of 500 voters in each Polling Unit with its attendant benefit of completing the voting process in the daytime.
“This would prevent night marauders from unleashing their havoc and make election inconclusive
“Journey So Far Towards the Conduct of a Successful Osun State Governorship Election Scheduled for Saturday, 16th July 2022, Let me intimate you with various activities that the Commission had”, he added
Those in attendance are representatives of political parties, civil society organizations, religious leaders, traditional leaders and security agencies. CONTINUE READING….
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