The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced on Saturday that a heavy rainfall caused massive flood with has damaged part of the state headquarters building in Benin City, Edo State.
According to the Commission, the flood destroyed many items including machines being configured for the continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise set to begin on Monday, were affected.
In a statement, the Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, said the CVR will no longer take place at the commission headquarters in Benin as initially planned. Instead, the exercise will be relocated to the Ikpoba Okha LGA office at 16 Customs Road, off Benin/Auchi Road, Benin City.
He said that “Some of the voter enrollment machines already configured for the forthcoming CVR were affected. However, the Commission is delivering additional machines from neighboring states to compensate for the shortfall. We are determined to ensure that the CVR in all 192 Wards across Edo State will proceed on Monday, May 27, 2024, as scheduled”.
He further added that “Due to the emergency situation, the State Headquarters will not serve as a registration center as planned. Instead, the exercise will now take place at our Ikpoba Okha LGA office located at 16 Customs Road, off Benin/Auchi Road, Benin City.”
