The Independent National Electoral Commission has said the passing out of two batches of members of the National Youth Service Corps will not affect the conduct of the governorship election in Edo State.
Nick Dazang, the INEC’s Deputy Director in charge of Publicity and Voter Education, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Saturday in Abuja.
Dazang said the anxiety that the passing out of NYSC members would affect the election rescheduled for September 28 was out of place.
He said the rescheduled election would be concluded before the passing out ceremony.
Dazang said: “Information available to INEC shows that the various batches of the NYSC will graduate from the scheme in the first week of October and November.
“Their graduation thus does not coincide with the Edo governorship election re-scheduled for Wednesday, September 28 neither does it affect the conduct of the said election.
“Stakeholders are please urged to discountenance the rumours.”
Dazang said the commission had the requisite number of trained staff and ad-hoc staff to conduct the election.
He urged stakeholders, especially politicians, to give the necessary support to the commission for the success of the election.
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