A total of 42 candidates will contest for the governorship position in Enugu state on Saturday, March 9th.
Confirming the number of the candidates during a daily Media/Stakeholders Update on the “2019 Gubernatorial/State Assembly Election in the state, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Emeka Ononamadu, also said that over 310 candidates will run in the state Assembly election.
Ononamadu also announced that adequate plans have been made by INEC in the state to conduct a credible election and forehead the challenges that were witnessed in the last presidential and National Assembly election.
“We will ensure that the whole 4145 pillow units spread across the state will be open on time to enable voters come out early and vote”.
He said that the whole sensitive materials for the election are currently at the Central Bank of Nigeria [CBN], Enugu for safe-keep.
According to him, “We have recorded 100 per cent completion of smart card reader configuration and charging, now ready for deployment to council areas and Registration Area Centres”
He said that INEC in the state would begin sorting of available sensitive materials at the CBN on Tuesday, March 5 and this would be done in the presence of party agents, election observers and security.
“This daily media stakeholders update is being held to forestall any reoccurrence and to reassure voters in the state of our preparedness for the election”.
He however decried the level of voter apart in the state and the entire South East region which was witnessed in the last presidential and national Assembly election.
He charged voters in the state to come out on mass and vote during the gubernatorial and state Assembly election in other to bring in credible leaders.
“Getting angry and deciding not to come out and vote is not the best option because not voting is a form of voting itself” he said.
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