Edo guber: 114 media meet deadline for accreditation — INEC
ABUJA–The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 114 media organisations met the deadline for accreditation to participate in the Sept. 21 Governorship election in Edo.
The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
Olumekun said:” It will be recalled that in our recent statement, the Commission urged media organisations interested in covering the forthcoming Edo State governorship election to submit their applications and upload the personal details of their personnel ahead of the deadline of Thursday 5th September 2024.
“The Commission is pleased to announce that after verification, 114 newspaper, radio, television and online media organisations have successfully uploaded the details of 721 personnel to cover the election as reporters, cameramen, engineers for live broadcast and support staff.
“The full list, including the number of personnel to be deployed, has been uploaded to our website and social media platforms for public information.
“The Commission wishes to reassure all accredited media organisations, observers and political party agents that their accreditation tags will be ready ahead of the election.”
While assuring all accredited groups of unimpeded lawful access to voting and collation locations, Olumekun appealed to media organisations and observers to abide by their codes of professional ethics, the law and the Commission’s regulations and guidelines in their reportage and observation of processes and procedures before, during and after the election. (shadanpamaeporters)
