The Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) says 56 political parties out of the 91 registered
parties in the country are set to participate in the 2019 general election.
Obo Effanga, the resident
electoral commissioner in charge of Rivers, said this during a media briefing
on Friday in Port Harcourt.
He said INEC was interested in
all the 91 registered political parties, adding that the commission would only
deal with political parties that registered for the election in 2019.
The REC assured Rivers people
that the commission was ready to ensure free, fair and credible elections in
2019, stressing that “we assure you that on the day of the elections, every
material needed for the elections would be ready to ensure free, fair and
credible process”.
Effanga said any voter who is not
accredited by the card reader will not be allowed to vote. He explained that
provisions would be made if the card reader developed any hitch in the process.
He called on community leaders to
advise their youth against disrupting the elections, saying INEC will not
conduct elections in a violent area.
The REC urged stakeholders to
play their part properly, saying security agencies, the political class, among
others, should ensure that the 2019 general elections were successful.
He stressed that any politician
who would have objections of any kind concerning the 2019 general elections
should go to court to seek redress.
He called on the electorate to
pick up their permanent voter cards at their areas of registration to enable
them to exercise their franchise on the day of the election.
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