UPDATE ON OFF-CYCLE PREPARATIONS: ONLY 55% OF POLLING UNIT AGENTS UPLOADED IN OUR PORTAL – INEC

EXPRESSES OPTIMISM THAT CONSTANT ENGAGEMENT WILL SURMOUNT SECURITY THREATS
The Independent National Electoral Commission {INEC) has lamented the low compliance of political parties over the submission of party agents saying only 55% out of the total of 189,180 polling unit agents have been uploaded to the designated INEC Portal
A statement signed by the National Commissioner and chairman,
Information and Voter Education Committee Sam Olumekun, on
Sunday 8th October 2023 said political parties were duly notified of the opening of the online portal which commenced on Thursday 24th August 2023.
Adding that part of the Commission’s engagement with party representatives was to ensure a timely upload of the list of polling units and collation center agents for Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi States governorship elections for a seamless process.

SPECIFICALLY, 29,278 out of the expected 40,372 (72.5%) for Bayelsa State; 51,681 out of 85,644 (60.3%) for Imo, and 23,720 out of 63,144 (37.6%) for Kogi State have been uploaded.

Similarly, only 25.1% of the expected 15,804 Collation Agents in the three States have been uploaded: 1,246 (26.0%) out of 4,806 for Bayelsa; 1,638 (27.3%) out of 5,994 for Imo, and 1,095 (21.9%) out of 5,004 for Kogi State.

The Commission hereby wishes to further remind Political Parties that the portal will automatically shut down at midnight on Tuesday 10th October 2023. There shall be no extension. Consequently, all parties sponsoring candidates for the elections who are yet to upload the list of their agents should do so before the deadline for the exercise.

Online Accreditation of Journalists

The online accreditation of Journalists commenced on 24 August 2023 and will close on 22 October 2023.  So far, 45 media organizations have applied for accreditation.  The Commission also wishes to use this medium to encourage all interested Media organizations to take advantage of the remaining window to apply on imap.inecnigeria.org before the deadline on 22 October 2023. For emphasis, late applications will not be entertained and there is no provision for manual accreditation ANYMORE. 

Speaking on the Security situation in the affected states, the Commission however expressed concern about the spate of violence resulting from clashes by party supporters and remained resolute that it will continue to sustain its engagement with security agencies and stakeholders to ensure peaceful conduct of elections in the three States.

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