Some members of the Peoples Democratic Party following the crisis in the party dragged the commission to a Federal High Court in Abuja for not giving the mandatory 90 days notice of election.
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Some members of the Peoples Democratic Party following the crisis in the party dragged the commission to a Federal High Court in Abuja for not giving the mandatory 90 days notice of election.
This was contained in a statement by the Secretary of the commission, Peter Ojo, made available to newsmen in Benin.
The governor, who voted in polling unit 19 in Ward 4, Oredo, at about 12.35 p.m, commended Edo State Independent Electoral Commission for putting in place adequate logistics for the exercise
The commission’s Chairman, Prof. Stanley Orobator, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Benin.
The governor said to ensure the impartiality of the chairman and members of the board, he invited the Chief Judge and the judiciary in the state to nominate members who, in their opinion, are competent and independent
Oshiomhole however told the Head of Service of the local governments that they are to ensure that only the salaries of teachers and local government employees are paid, stressing that they are not to run those local governments as if they were sole administrators