Bayelsa Guber: INEC To Transmit Election Results Manually, Gives Reason
- INEC has expressed readiness to conduct a free, fair and credible election in Bayelsa state
- Ahead of the Saturday, November 11 governorship poll in the state, INEC announced that the results would be transmitted manually
- The state INEC resident electoral commissioner (REC) Obo Effanga, confirmed the development to newsmen on Wednesday, October 4 in Ba
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Yenagoa, Bayelsa state - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed plans to transmit the election results of the Saturday, November 11 Bayelsa governorship election manually.
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The state INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Mr Obo Effanga, stated this in Yenagoa on Wednesday, October 4, during an interactive section with religious leaders and faith-based organisations.
Effanga noted that INEC was ready to conduct a free, fair and credible election and only voters accredited by BVAS would be allowed to vote, Vanguard reported.
“Immediately you are given the ballot paper you can start voting.
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“We are in the fourth week of collection of PVCs and it will end on Oct. 11. Those who have not collected their cards should go to INEC office in their local government areas,” he said.
Effanga who urged the stakeholders to advise their candidates to be peaceful hinted further that 16 political parties had fielded candidates for the election, The Nigerian Tribune reported.
Bayelsa guber: "APC and PDP have what it takes to win" - APC chieftain says
Legit.ng earlier reported that Francis Okoye, the convener of All Progressives Congress (APC) South-East Coalition, Francis Okoye, has predicted the outcome of the Bayelsa governorship election slated to be held on Saturday, November 11, 2023.
Mr Okoye, in an interview with Legit.ng on Saturday, September 30 via telephone, disclosed that the ruling party in Bayelsa state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the opposition APC, have all it takes to emerge victorious at the poll.
Bayelsa guber: 50,000 PDP, LP, other members defect to APC, back Sylva
About fifty thousand (50,000) leaders, aides to Governor Douye Diri and members of other political parties have decamped to the opposition APC in the state.
Ahead of the Saturday, November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa state, some of the defectors are members of the PDP, and Labour Party (LP), among others.
This was disclosed in a statement made available to Legit.ng on Thursday, September 29.
Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa polls: When will INEC conduct mock accreditation of voters?
Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that it would conduct a mock accreditation for the forthcoming governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states.
The commission disclosed that the mock accreditation will commence on Saturday, October 14, a few weeks before the off-cycle polls scheduled for Saturday, November 11, 2023.
Source: Legit.ng
