The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the conduct of mock accreditation ahead of the Edo 2024 elections, assuring residents that the exercise will help ensure a credible and transparent voting process.
Yakubu Mahmood, on Tuesday expressed satisfaction with the mock accreditation process in Benin, Edo State, affirming INEC’s preparedness to conduct a free, fair, and credible governorship election in the state.
He gave the assurance when he paid an on-the-spot assessment visit to the three local government areas where the mock accreditation took place.
The areas visited by the INEC chairman included Egor, Ikpoba Okha and Oredo Local Government Areas of the state.
Addressing journalists after the exercise in Benin, Mahmood said from his assessment, the commission is fully ready for the election, noting that the electorate has nothing to worry about.
He said, “This visit is to assess our readiness for the upcoming election by visiting three local government areas, reviewing materials, and observing the Mock Accreditation exercise.”
“We intended to test run the integrity of our systems ahead of the election and those for voter registration as well as the upload of the results to the IREV portal”
“So, we have observed and so far so good, in terms of readiness of our local government offices for the election and also the technology that we are deploying for the election, everything is in perfect condition”.
However, Yakubu also appealed to stakeholders to conduct themselves to contribute to the success of the election.
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