The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that, after Friday’s intense downpour, its Edo State headquarters in Benin City has been totally submerged in water.
This was revealed in a statement released in Abuja on Saturday by Sam Olumekun, the Commission’s chairman for Information and Voter Education Committee and National Commissioner.
Olumekun said the heavy downpour damaged a section of the building and movable as well as immovable items were submerged, including vehicles parked at the premises, office furniture and equipment.
He also said some of the voter enrollment machines already configured for the forthcoming Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) were affected.
The INEC Commissioner assured that the Commission was delivering additional machines from the neighbouring States to make up for the shortfall as the gears for its governorship election.
“We are determined to ensure that the CVR in all the 192 Wards across Edo State will proceed on Monday 27th November 2024 as scheduled.
“However, in view of the emergency situation, the State Headquarters will not serve as a registration centre as planned. Instead, the exercise will now take place in our Ikpoba Okha LGA office located at 16 Customs Road, off Benin/Auchi Road, Benin City.
“Meanwhile, the attention of the security agencies and emergency services has been drawn to the incident,” the statement added
