The commission said the violence might ensued from acrimonious primaries often conducted by political parties.
“Party primaries for the nomination of candidates for the Edo Governorship election have commenced. As at yesterday, 15 out of the 18 registered political parties have invited the Commission to monitor their primaries. The process for Ondo State is scheduled for 2nd to 25th July 2020. On conducting elections in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the INEC boss observed that the pandemic would greatly impact on the planning and deployment strategy for the conduct of elections.
He said: ‘In the next few months, the Commission will hold two major elections. The end of tenure Governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States scheduled for 19th September 2020 and 10th October 2020 respectively. The Commission released the timetable and schedule of activities for the two elections early this year. At that time, no one anticipated that our preparations for the elections will be done in the middle of a global health emergency.
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