JUST IN: INEC Issues New Policy for conducting elections amidst Covid-19 {DOWNLOAD}

In the quest to conduct elections amidst the Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) has released a policy framework to guide the conduct of her scheduled forthcoming gubernatorial elections for Edo & Ondo States respectively.

It would be recalled that INEC had earlier on announced that that it “will flag off robust engagements with its critical stakeholders to present the policy document in view of the end of tenure governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states scheduled for 19th September 2020 and 10th October 2020, respectively.”                                                                                                                                                                                                       In this light, INEC had released the policy framework which is to enable officials and staff of INEC to understand and respond adequately to the challenges of conducting elections in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and its health and financial implications, and to provide a guide for engagement with stakeholders during elections.

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