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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) met today, the 23rd June 2020 and deliberated on a range of issues including the ongoing conduct of Party Primaries relating to the Edo Governorship election slated for the 19th September 2020, the Court Orders emanating from the administration of political parties and conduct of the primaries, as well as the Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement for Security Officials on Electoral Duty. The outcome of the meeting was disclosed in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday by Festus Okoye Esq. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee. On Party Primaries in Edo 2020 election, the Commission notes that the conduct of party primaries, including resolution of disputes arising therefrom will end on Saturday 27th June 2020, while the submission of the list of candidates the parties propose to sponsor at the election and affidavits of validly nominated candidates will close at 6pm on Monday 29th June 2020. READ ALSO: Edo primary: Court restrains PDP, INEC from stopping Obaseki In view of this and as part of its commitment to deepen the use of technology in elections, the Commission will conduct a training programme for Liaison Officers nominated by all the registered Political Parties on the use of the INEC Portal for uploading nomination forms of candidates. The training will take place at the Conference Hall of the Commission on Thursday 26th and Friday 27th June 2020 in two batches, to allow for physical distancing in line with the COVID-19 protocols. Court Orders The party stated that political Parties should note that the organisation and scheduling of various activities and processes leading to the conduct of elections are complex and involve extensive and careful planning and any disruption of these processes comes at a huge cost to the nation. The spate and tenor of pre-election litigations and the conflicting orders emanating therefrom can harm the smooth conduct of primaries and the upcoming elections. The Commission is closely monitoring the cases arising from the administration of political parties, the conduct of primaries and nomination of candidates. This notwithstanding, the Commission restates its avowed commitment to continue to obey all orders and judgements from properly constituted courts in accordance with the rule of law. Code of Conduct and Rules of  Engagement for Security Officials on Electoral Duty The Commission also considered the report from the meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES), which recently approved a Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement for Security Officials on Electoral Duty. The Code is signed by the Chairman of INEC, the National Security Adviser (NSA) as Co-Chairman of ICCES and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) as head of the lead agency in election security. The said Code will be uploaded on the websites of the Commission, the Office of the NSA and the Nigeria Police Force on Thursday 25th June 2020. Vanguard Nigeria News Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare Related Edo: Do not jeopardise our health, INEC warns parties ahead of Primaries June 9, 2020 We'll obey orders from properly-constituted courts — INEC June 23, 2020 Edo: PDP risks losing out as it misses INEC deadline for Primary June 18, 2020 All rights reserved. This material and any other digital content on this platform may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, written or distributed in full or in part, without written permission from VANGUARD NEWS. Download Vanguard News App.   Technical Feedback: whatsapp 08023469027   READ our Privacy-policy and cookie policy. READ ALSO: How Buhari tried to reconcile Oshiomhole, Obaseki — Femi Adesina Vanguard PROMOTED Earn $1300 Per Day With Amazon Shares, $200 Minimum Investment, Get A Call Today! Invest Stocks Ondo 2020: PDP governorship aspirant opts out of race Court stops PDP from conducting Edo primaries on 25th June Court didn't stop Obaseki from participating in PDP primary election — Party official Bill Gates: "This Will Change The Way People Earn Money In Nigeria" ProfitExperts A genius from Nigeria found a way to get rid of parasites forever! Read! Detox A genius from Nigeria found a way to get rid of parasites forever! Read! Detox DAVID O ROYAL View all posts by David O Royal → PREVIOUS POST Ghana apologises to Nigeria over demolition of mission building Disclaimer Comments expressed here do not reflect the opinions of vanguard newspapers or any employee thereof.

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