Votes will count — INEC chairman assures ahead of Ekiti polls

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Josh Amupitan, has assured voters successful Ekiti State that each valid ballot successful the upcoming governorship predetermination volition count.

He gave the assurance during a sojourn to Ekiti State with National Commissioners ahead of the June 20 governorship election. During the event, helium besides presented the voters’ registry to governmental parties.

Amupitan described the juncture arsenic unsocial and important for the commission, saying it was antithetic for Ekiti to big the INEC president unneurotic with astir each National Commissioners for the presumption of the voters’ register.

He explained that the instrumentality requires the committee to merchandise the registry earlier the election.

According to him, “The Electoral Act requires that 30 days earlier the election, the registry of voters indispensable beryllium published and presented to governmental parties.”

The INEC president said 7 retired of the 9 large activities successful the predetermination timetable had already been completed, portion governmental campaigns w...