The Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday fixed Aug. 30, as deadline for the
submission of applications by observer groups interested in observing the
Bayelsa and Kogi governorship elections.
The commission announced this in
a statement on its website on Friday.
It invited interested registered
Civil Society Organisations, Non-Governmental Organizations and other
stakeholders which activities focus on democracy, governance and elections, to
visit it website for application forms.
It noted that successful observer
groups for the two states elections would be subsequently published in
newspapers and on the commission’s website, NAN reports.
The statement read: ‘’Interested
observer groups are required to download and complete the application form(s)
EC14A (I) indicating the preferred state for observation.
“The forms should be submitted
along with other necessary documents, including evidence of past election
observation at the Election and Party Monitoring Department, INEC Headquarters,
Maiatama, Abuja .
It further advised organisations
wishing to apply to be truthful in their submissions, saying “any falsification
of documents in the submission will lead to automatic disqualification and
possible prosecution’’.
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