In preparation for the conduct of a hitch free and
credible general elections in 2015, the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC), has convened an Enlarged Election Stakeholders Forum in
Asaba, Delta state. Speaking at the meeting, which was attended by all
political parties, civil society organisations and other stakeholders in the
state, the Delta Resident Electoral Commissioner, Gesila Khan, said that INEC
has put every machinery in place ahead of the 2015 elections.
The REC emphasized that the Commission has embarked on
a tour of all political party offices to sensitize them on the pending
electoral activities, which include the distribution of Permanent Voters’ card,
continous voters’ registration exercise and election procedures. The Enlarged
Election Stakeholders Forum, which witnessed a large turnout, gave room for
cross fertilization of ideas between INEC and majority of the stakeholders. The
State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Gesila Khan, said that the meeting was a
deliberate policy of the Commission to keep its strategic election stakeholders
abreast of its plans so that they could buy into the various programmes and
help drive them deep down the grassroots.
The various stakeholders, who spoke at the Enlarged
Election Stakeholders Forum, observed that although the meeting was a welcome
development, the time frame issued by INEC for the voters’ registration
exercise was too short. They, therefore, appealed for an extension of time to
enable the electorates participate fully in the election, to allow political
parties prepare extensively for the forthcoming elections. While giving
assurance that INEC would do everything possible to make the exercise smooth
and hitch free, the Commission has taken delivery of the Permanent Voters’ Card
(PVC) meant for the registered voter in Delta State.
Source: This Day
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