Babatunde Osibodu, Chairman of the Ogun State Impartial Electoral Fee (OGSIEC), assured the general public on Friday that permitting various identification, similar to Driver’s Licenses, Worldwide Passports, and government-issued Employees IDs, is not going to result in a number of voting within the upcoming native authorities elections.
Talking at a press briefing held on the OGSIEC headquarters in Abeokuta, Osibodu clarified that these alternate IDs would solely assist confirm voters who’ve misplaced or misplaced their Everlasting Voters’ Playing cards (PVCs), so long as their names are registered on the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) Voters’ Register.
Osibodu emphasised that the aim of accepting extra types of ID is to make sure that folks with out their PVCs can nonetheless take part within the election course of, eradicating any purpose for abstention. “The PVC is primarily for verification and identification,” he defined, “permitting the BVAS machine to match the main points and photograph on the cardboard with info on INEC’s Voters’ Register.”
The OGSIEC Chairman reaffirmed the Fee’s dedication to conducting elections which might be free, truthful, and clear. “OGSIEC will not be right here to find out the election’s end result; we’re right here solely to rely votes and announce outcomes,” he acknowledged, emphasizing the significance of integrity within the course of.
To make sure clean operations on election day, Osibodu disclosed that OGSIEC has been actively coaching Electoral and Returning Officers, with additional coaching periods scheduled over the weekend for Presiding Officers, Ballot Clerks, and Ballot Orderlies at varied facilities throughout the state.
He inspired political events to actively marketing campaign and urged any people with intentions to disrupt the election course of to rethink, warning that safety personnel can be deployed to take care of order and create a protected atmosphere for voters to train their rights.
Osibodu’s remarks underscore OGSIEC’s dedication to upholding a reputable electoral course of, assuring voters that safeguards are in place to stop a number of voting whereas encouraging full participation within the native authorities elections.
