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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the electoral agency has no candidate in the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States.
The Chairman of the
Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made this known in a statement made
available to journalists in Abuja on Thursday.
Yakubu also pledged to
ensure a level playing field for all political parties and candidates in the
elections, adding that the staff of the Commission are ready for the off-cycle
elections.
The INEC chairman
stated that the responsibility of the Commission is to safeguard the process
and ensure a level playing field for all political parties and candidates.
He said: “In less than
48 hours, 5,169,692 Nigerians who collected their Permanent Voters’ Cards
(PVCs) are expected to vote in off-cycle Governorship elections.
This is the first time
in our history that these elections are held on the same day and across three
geo-political zones of the country: North Central (Kogi), South East (Imo) and
South South (Bayelsa).
“As we approach Election Day, I wish to call on our officials (both regular and ad-hoc) to demonstrate the highest level of patriotism and professionalism. As I said repeatedly, not least during my recent readiness assessment visits to the three States, INEC is not a political party, and we have no candidate in the election.”
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