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Ondo election: INEC to conduct mock accreditation Nov. 6

By JOHN ONAH, Abuja –

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has disclosed that Mock accreditation of voters and result upload to the IReV has been scheduled for Wednesday 6th November 2024 in 12 Polling Units across six Local Government Areas in the three Senatorial Districts of the State.

INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu who disclosed on Thursday in Abuja at the fourth regular consultative meeting with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) said, detailed locations of the centres has been uploaded to INEC website.

Similarly, parties taking part in the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State will sign a peace accord on Friday, November 8, 2024 in Akure, the Ondo state capital. 

Yakubu said, the peace accord will be coordinated by the National Peace Committee headed by former Head of state, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar. 

He said the Commission will also hold a meeting with stakeholder in Ondo state ahead of the elections and test the accreditation processes to ensure that everything is out in place for the smooth conduct of the election. 

Yakubu said: “As you are all aware, the election is holding on Saturday 16th November 2024 which is just 2 weeks away. The collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs), mainly from the recent voter registration, ended two days ago. 

“A total 64,273 PVCs were collected by voters out of the  89,777 cards delivered to the State. This represents an impressive collection rate of 71.6%. I  want to appreciate the CSOs that helped to mobilise registered voters to collect their cards. 

“In the next few days, the Commission will upload to our website the cumulative figure of all PVCs collected in each of the 3,933 Polling Units across the State for the purpose of result management as provided by law and for public information. 

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