Africa Press-Nigeria:
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said on Wednesday the commission would not extend the deadline for the conduct of primaries and submission of party nominations for the September 19 governorship election in Edo State.
Yakubu, who stated this at the commission’s second virtual consultative meeting of the Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) in Abuja, reminded political parties fielding candidates of the need to conclude their primaries in the next 10 days.
He said: “The deadline is Saturday, June 27, 2020. I must stress that the date is firm and fixed. There will be no extension.
“While the conduct of primaries and nomination of candidates will be the sole responsibility of political parties, our officials will monitor the primaries as required by law.
“Already, INEC has published the date and mode of primaries for each of the 15 political parties that indicated their intention to participate in the election.
