President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Benin City, the Edo State capital at 10:20 am today to attend what has been described as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship campaign grand finale.
The event which is ongoing at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Oredo local government has in attendance top functionaries of the APC.
To conduct the election which is scheduled for 10th September, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to deploy eighteen thousand five hundred and eleven personnel (18,511). Edo state which is made up of eighteen (18) Local Government Areas (LGAs), has a total of 1,925,105 registered voters; 192 Registration Areas (RAs); 2,627 Polling Units (Pus); and 4,011 Voting Points (VPs).
The Commission will deploy 1 Returning Officer; 18 Local Government Area Collation Officers; 192 Registration Area Collation Officers; 263 Supervisory Presiding Officers; 2,627 Presiding Officers 12, 036 Assistant Presiding Officers (APOs) I, II and III; 2,530 Assistant Presiding Officers (VP); 728 Reserve APOs (5%); 19 LGA Supervisors + 1 HQ Reserve; and 97 RA Cluster Supervisors + HQ 1 Reserve (2RAs/Supervisor).
INEC has approved forty four (44) observer groups to participate in the election.
