INEC to checkmate fake NGOs, observers for guber polls
By John Akubo, Lokoja
21 September 2015 |
2:45 am
To checkmate infiltration by political parties agents that are masquerading as observers, the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has said that it would prune down the number of Civil Society Organisations and Monitoring group. The Deputy Director of Civil Society Organisations, (CSOs) at the commissions’ National Headquarters, Mrs. Rose Oriaran made the disclosure at a…
To checkmate infiltration by political parties agents that are masquerading as observers, the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has said that it would prune down the number of Civil Society Organisations and Monitoring group.
The Deputy Director of Civil Society Organisations, (CSOs) at the commissions’ National Headquarters, Mrs. Rose Oriaran made the disclosure at a meeting with representatives of Civil Societies Organisation in kogi State as part of preparation for November 21 governorship polls in the state.
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