INEC Accredits 134 Election Observer Groups For Edo, Ondo Guber Polls

INEC national commissioner and chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, in a statement yesterday, said out of the 134 election observer groups, 124 are domestic while 10 are international.

Olumekun explained that 28 of the observer groups are gender-based; three are representing Persons with Disability, eight are faith-based, 10 are foreign and over 100 others are working in areas relevant to the functions of the Commission.

He said the next step is for the accredited organisations to upload the personal details and photographs of their field observers to its dedicated portal established for that purpose.