Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called for cooperation from stakeholders, ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State.
INEC National Commissioner in-charge of Planning, Monitoring and Strategy, Prof. Rhoda Gumus, made the call yesterday during an Election Risk Management workshop for stakeholders in Benin.
Gumus said the involvement of stakeholders was important for the success of the exercise.
She said the conduct of election was a complex and enormous process, which could not be done in isolation.
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The INEC chief noted that the workshop was aimed at exposing participants to INEC’s electoral risk management and identifying internal and external risk factors associated with the conduct of the election.
The National Commissioner in charge of outreach and partnership, Prof. Kunle Ajayi, said everyone must be concerned about security during the election and prevention of security breaches by identifying flash points.
Ajayi noted that the commission had confidence in the security agencies to manage election risk and violence, wherever it might occur.