For the Edo State governorship election that happened on September 21, six political parties wey participate for the election don agree to jointly inspect the electoral materials on Monday.
This agreement come after the previous inspection plans dey face several challenges and disagreements between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
According to reports, the APC and PDP no dey agree on the modalities and timing for the inspection, with the APC insisting that the voters’ register should be inspected first before the BVAS machines. This disagreement cause INEC to postpone the inspection indefinitely on Thursday, October 10.
The new agreement involve six parties, and dem hope say dis joint inspection go help resolve some of the issues wey dey surround the election materials. The Labour Party (LP) factional Chairman, Comrade Kelly Ogbaloi, talk say the atmosphere at INEC’s head office no be conducive for the inspection before, but now dem dey hope for better outcome.
The inspection on Monday go be crucial as it go help clarify some of the allegations and petitions wey the parties raise against the election process.
