The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has extended the voting time in locations where voting commenced late in the ongoing Edo State Gubernatorial elections.
The Commission stated that all intending voters who were on the queue by 2:30pm will be allowed to exercise their franchise before closing of ballot.
INEC, in a statement titled, “EXTENSION OF VOTING TIME IN AREAS WHERE THE PROCESS COMMENCED LATE” and signed by Mohammed Haruna, INEC’s National Commissioner & Member, Information and Voter Education Committee, said it took the step to avoid disenfranchising voters.
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The statement read: “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 2.30pm has voted.
“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.”
