2015 Polls- Breaking News: Hon Mike Iginni-INEC REC Edo state
Hold stakeholders meeting : Attended by IPAC Exco Led by H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga-
IPAC Chairman Edo state, Chairmen and secretaries of all Political Parties in
Edo state, Civil Societies and the Media on the 13th Feb 2015 @ INEC
Hall Benin city.:
The INEC REC of Edo state of the Nigerian federation Hon
Mike Iginni held a spectacular meeting with all stakeholders in the 2015
general elections in Nigeria to acquaint them with the new innovations and preparedness
of INEC to conduct free, fair and credible polls in Nigeria.
The stakeholders meeting was well attended led by His
Excellency Prince Frank Onaivi Ukonga the chairman of IPAC-Inter party Advisory council of
Nigeria- Edo state chapter and all members of his Exco, as well as attended by
chairmen and secretaries ,of all the
political parties in Edo state, the civil societies, NGO, and a cross section
of the Media.
Hon Mike Iginni apologized to all stakeholders over the 6 weeks
postponement of the general polls and officially announced the new dates to be
the 28th of March 2015, for the presidential and National assembly
polls and the 11th of April 2015 for the governorship and state
assembly polls..He was also quick to note the unpreparedness of many political
parties in the state in meeting the deadlines for the submission of agent list
to their respective LGA - INEC Officers and advised that those parties involve
should make use of the opportunity to do so. He indicated that of the 1.7million
registered voters in Edo state so far about 1.08 million voters cards has been
distributed leaving about 449,451 PVC to be distributed in the few weeks of extension.
Hon Mike Iginni went ahead to demonstrate the use and effectiveness of the Card
Reader which he described as the new electoral sheriff of the Nigerian
federation , that is so effective to eliminate all forms of electoral malpractices
caused by the inducement of the human factor in the electoral process.
On the behalf of all the political parties in
Edo state and all stakeholders and citizens of Edo state of the Nigerian
federation His Excellency Prince Frank Ukonga the chairman of IPAC thanked Hon
Mike Iginni the new INEC REC of Edo state welcoming him to the state and
commending INEC for the card Reader
innovation admonishing all stakeholders and political parties in Edo state to
cooperate with INEC addressed to repeat the leading position of Edo state in
the context of having the best credible free and fair polls in Nigeria records
as in the 2012 gubernatorial polls. Prince Ukonga also commends the timely postponement
of the polls by INEC and enjoins all political parties to make the best use of
this new opportunity
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| Edo state INEC REC in the stakeholders meeting held in Benin on the 13th Feb 2015 |
to get prepared for the polls
