Ahead of the July 14, 2018
governorship election in Ekiti State and the 2019 elections, the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday resuscitated the State
Implementation Committee on Voters Education and Publicity (SICVEP).
The committee is made up of
representatives of the Federal Ministry of Information, State Ministry of
Information, the Ekiti State Office of the National Orientation Agency,
Ministry of Women Affairs, the Broadcasting Service of Ekiti State and the
State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
Speaking during the inaugural
meeting of the committee in Ado-Ekiti, the Resident Electoral Commissioner
(REC) in the State, Prof. Abdul-Ganiyu Olayinka Raji, stressed the importance of
passing accurate information on guidelines for the on-going voters’
registration and other relevant voter education.
He said this was targeted towards
ensuring the success of the governorship election this year and the general
elections scheduled for 2019.
The REC, who was represented by
the Administration Secretary of the Commission in the State, Dr Omoleke Muslim,
expressed satisfaction with the progress made in the on-going voter
registration.
The official noted that the
number of the newly registered voters had exceeded the number recorded in the
previous exercise by over 20 per cent.
He listed activities lined up for
the committee in preparation for the elections to include organising
implementation meetings with relevant stakeholders, voter education at the
grassroots, as well as production and distribution of information, education
and communication materials.
He cautioned politicians against
making inflammatory statements and also called on journalists to refrain from
reporting stories that were capable of heating up the polity.
INEC further appealed to all
stakeholders to act responsibly before, during and after the gubernatorial
election.
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