No plan to postpone elections in Edo LGs – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed allegation that it plans to postpone elections in some local government areas of Edo on Saturday.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo, Mr Emmanuel Alex-Hart, said Tuesday in Benin that the commission had no plan to postpone elections in any council area.

The state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had in a statement alleged that INEC and the APC were planning to postpone elections in some selected council areas.

Alex-Hart gave an assurance that elections would be held simultaneously across the 18 local government areas of the state on the dates scheduled by INEC.

He noted that if there was any need for postponement, such directive would emanate from the commission’s national headquarters.

The PDP Publicity Secretary in Edo, Mr Chris Nehikhare, had in a statement earlier on Tuesday accused INEC and the APC of plans to sabotage the general election in some council areas in the state.

Nehikhare alleged that INEC in collaboration with the APC had concluded plans for “stand-alone” elections in selected constituencies.  

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