The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced an extension of the voting time in polling units where elections started late in the ongoing Edo State governorship poll.
In a statement issued by the National Commissioner and Member of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, INEC said it has continued to monitor the progress of polls across the state.
The monitoring, the commission said is being done in its situation room at the national headquarters of INEC in Abuja.
Haruna, in the statement, said INEC’s monitoring process has shown that there was an early commencement of polls in several polling units.
He, however, stated that some locations started late.
His words, “To ensure that no voter is disenfranchised, the commission wishes to reiterate that, in line with our Regulations and Guidelines, voting will be extended wherever it commenced late and will continue until the last voter in the queue who arrived at the polling unit by 2.30 pm has voted.
“Accordingly, we have drawn the attention of our office in Edo to ensure that, where necessary, there is adequate power supply from our backup electric generators in the affected polling units or ward collation centres,” Haruna added.