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Osun Poll Monitors Warned Against Unverified Election Reports

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Osun Poll Monitors Warned Against Unverified Election Reports

By Maryam Yahya

Local and international observers monitoring the Osun State off-cycle governorship election have been tasked with strictly abiding by the provisions of the Electoral Act in the discharge of their duties and refraining from reporting unverified information.

The Director General of the Civil Society Organizations on Community Advancement and Humanitarian Empowerment Initiative (CSCHEI) and Team Lead for INEC Observers, Kunle Yusuff, made the call during a joint operational briefing between INEC international observers and local observers held in Osun State.

Yusuff, in a statement, said the group cautioned civil society organisations and election observers to refrain from reporting unverified information and work with security agencies for security purposes.

“At the meeting, clear directives were issued to all local observers to strictly abide by the provisions of the Electoral Act in the discharge of their duties. All organisations were further cautioned to refrain from reporting unverified information.

A directive was also issued that all observers must work in close collaboration with security agencies for safety and security purposes,” he said.

Yusuff emphasised that all observers were on a national assignment and, as such, Nigeria’s interest must be given paramount attention in the quest for democratic development.

In his remarks, the Executive Director of the Association of World Peace Advocates and an INEC international observer, represented by Amb. Emmanuel Nkweke, stated unequivocally that “security arrangements for the election must be anchored on fairness, justice, and equity.”

Among the 32 INEC-accredited election observer groups in attendance at the briefing were the Civil Society Organizations on Community Advancement and Humanitarian Empowerment Initiative (CSCHEI), Advocacy for Quality Leadership and Health Awareness Foundation, Grassroot Development and Peace Initiative, Centre for Grassroot Development and Crime Prevention, Initiative for Awareness of Civic Education of Citizens, and Centre for Social Value and Early Childhood Development.