BENIN, AUGUST 29, 2016 – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started sensitising market women in Edo, in preparation for the state’s governorship election, the Commission’s Public Relation Officer, Mrs Priscilla Sule, said.Sule made this known in Benin on Monday, saying the sensitisation was aimed at enlightening eligible women on the need to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) and vote.
She said “we have been sensitising them on the need to check their polling units and be sure that their names are among those cleared to vote.
“We also try to educate them on the need to seek assistance from any of the election officials at the polling units where it becomes necessary.’’
She urged the women to strive toward asserting their rights, pointing out that they could only have a say in government if they participated in the process that determined who governed Edo.
