It’s Felony To Use Telephones At Polling Models – INEC

The Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee, INEC, on Wednesday cautioned voters towards using cellphones on the polling items throughout Saturday’s election, declaring that it’s a prison offence.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ogun State, Niyi Ijalaye, gave the warning in Abeokuta whereas addressing journalists shortly after a gathering with heads of safety companies within the state.

In keeping with him, voters wouldn’t be allowed to make calls or take pictures with their cellphones whereas casting their votes.

Ijalaye additional expressed the preparedness of the electoral physique to conduct a free, honest and credible election with the assist of the assorted safety companies and different stakeholders.

In keeping with him: “We’ve been strategising and strategising on the way in which ahead to make sure that elections in Ogun State shall be devoid of rancour or violence of any type in anyway. We need to attraction to the great individuals of the Gateway State to endeavour to only come out peacefully on Saturday to train their franchise and vote for candidates and events of their selection.”

Talking additional, he mentioned: “Not at all will violence of any type be tolerated on this state. Possibly I want to stress this additionally that on voting day when individuals come to the polling cubicles with their telephones once they method the polling officer they usually need to go in with their telephones, they won’t be allowed to make use of their telephones to debate with individuals or take photos at that polling level the place they are going to be voting. It’s an offence, it’s a crime and it’ll not be allowed.”

He added: “We attraction to these individuals who want to come there with their telephones to, possibly swap it off for that one or two minutes, so that everyone could be seen to be appearing inside the regulation.”

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