The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), will on Thursday 11th August 2016, publish and present the official register of voters for the Edo governorship election scheduled for Saturday, September 10 2016. The Commission will also publish the list of nominated candidates by political parties on the same day.
Section 20 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), provides that the Register of Voters for an election shall be issued not less than thirty days before such an election. Also, Section 34 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) provides that the list of nominated candidates shall be published not less than thirty days before an election.
For the Ondo governorship election scheduled for Saturday, November 26, 2016, the Commission would on the 26th of August 2016, publish the Notice of Election, while commencement of campaigns by Political Parties will commence on the 28th of August 2016 which is exactly 90 days to the election, as stipulated by Section 99(1) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).
In the meantime, the Commission intends to distribute Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), arising from the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise conducted in Edo state from the 22nd to 26th June 2016, two weeks to the governorship election. No dates have however been scheduled for the distribution.