Benin City, Edo state – As attention shifts to Edo state ahead of the governorship election on Saturday, September 21, it is important to note that not every resident of the state is qualified to vote.
The resident who meets some criteria that qualify him/her as an eligible voter to choose the candidate of their choice.
According to INEC guidelines, a voter is a citizen who is 18 years old and above, duly registered, and has his/her name and details in the register of voter.
The following are the criteria to be eligible to vote for any candidate of your choice in the Edo governorship election.
A person must be a Nigerian citizen and 18 years old and above to be able to vote during any election in the country.
Those eligible to vote are citizens who have registered and have names correctly entered into the register of voters in the area where they intend to cast their vote.
According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), every Nigerian is eligible to vote if he/she has a valid voter’s card, name is on the Register of Voters, and turns up at the polling unit between 8:00am to 2:00pm on Election Day.
The Permanent Voter’s Card is issued to every voter which qualifies him/her to vote in an election in Nigeria.
It is the most important means of identification during elections in Nigeria.
BVAS is an electronic machine called the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System. It is used for voter verification and authentication to confirm a voter’s identity using either their fingerprints or face.
It ensures that only persons eligible to vote and possessing their PVCs and whose names are on the register of voters of a particular polling unit are allowed to vote at that polling unit and can only vote once.
Meanwhile, TimesNow.com.ng reported that ahead of the Edo 2024 guber, the Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness tasked INEC, law enforcement, and the judiciary to maintain impartiality and neutrality.
The organisation warned against manipulation, voter inducement, and election thuggery, threatening to report offenders to international bodies for visa restrictions.
The Centre also tasked network service providers to ensure uninterrupted service during the election period to facilitate the effectiveness of the BVAS technology.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
