By mercy Peter
The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the date for mock accreditation in Edo State.
The mock accreditation would be holding less than two weeks of the governorship election.
Edo residents are expected to go to the poll to vote for a new governor on September 21 2024.
17 political parties registered candidates for the election.
In a statement signed by. Sam Olumekun mni
National Commissioner & Chairman,
Information and Voter Education Committee on Tuesday 27 August 2024, INEC said the mock exercise will be held on Tuesday 10th September 2024 at the designated Polling Units from 8.30am to 2.30pm.
The Commission stressed that 12 polling units have been designated across six Local Government Areas (LGAs) covering the three Senatorial Districts of the State as centres for the mock accreditation.
The Commission therefore appealed to registered voters to come out with their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for the exercise.
INEC however said that only registered voters for the designated polling units are invited to participate in the exercise.
“No voter from another polling unit can be accredited by the BVAS,” he added
The designated centres are: Edo North: Usokwi Iyogbe Azama Primary School, Yeluwa, and the polling unit at Institute of Continuing Education Road, Auchi, in Etsako West LGA are the designated centres while Uhonmwora Owere Primary School, Uhonmwora-Ora, and Holy Trinity Grammar School, Sabongidda-Ora, will serve as centres in Owan West LGA.
Edo Central: the exercise will take place in Eguare Primary School, Eguare 1, and Uwenujie Primary School, Uwenujie, in Esan Central LGA as well as Eguare Primary School 1, Ewohimi, and Eguare Okhuesan (Former L. A. School 1), Emu, in Esan South East LGA.
Edo South: Western Boys’ High School 1 and Ologbosere Primary School 1 are the designated centres in Ikpoba Okha LGA while Idia College I and Payne Primary School 1 will serve as centres for Oredo LGA.
