The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) on Tuesday said 5,409,438 registered voters are expected to vote in the 11November governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday and signed by Mr. Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee explained that there are
The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) on Tuesday said 5,409,438 registered voters are expected to vote in the 11November governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday and signed by Mr. Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee explained that there are 1,056 862 registered voters in Bayelsa State; 2,419,922 in Imo State; and 1,932,654 in Kogi State, making a combined total of 5,409,438 registered
According to him, 16 political parties are sponsoring candidates in Bayelsa State, 17 in Imo State and all the 18 parties in Kogi State.
“State Chairmen of political parties or their designated representatives are invited to attend the event which will take place at the Collation Centres in the State Headquarters of the Commission in Lokoja, Owerri and Yenagoa on Thursday 12th October 2023 at 10.00am”,the statement stressed .
Mr. Olumekun said the Commission has finalised preparations for mock accreditation of voters in the three States to test-run the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and upload of polling units results to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV).
“The exercise will take place simultaneously in the three States on Saturday 14th October 2023 from 8.30am to 2.30pm
“Lessons learnt from the exercise will be taken into consideration to ensure the seamless deployment of both the BVAS and IReV on Election Day. This is strictly a test-run and not the actual election”, the statement stressed.
The Commission appealed to registered voters in the selected polling units to turn up with their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) for the exercise.
