Issued: 1:00pm, Friday, 18th September 2020
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (Situation Room) has deployed 300 Observers for the Edo State Governorship election scheduled for Saturday, 19th September 2020. The Situation Room will be on ground in Edo State to receive reports from its partners and networks distributed across the 18 local government areas of the State.
Situation Room has received assurances from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigeria Police Force that they are fully prepared for the elections, with INEC assuring that logistics and deployment are fully under its control and the Police assuring that it will keep the security situation under check.