The Independent National Electoral Commission has invited Civil Society Organisations and Non-Governmental Organisations interested in observing the February rerun and by-election to apply via an online portal on or before January 17.
INEC said this in a notice issued by its acting Director, Electoral Party Monitoring, Hauwa Habib, in Abuja on Thursday.
Habib advided the organisations to visit (http://observergroups.inecnigeria.org) and complete the application form.
This, according to her, was without prejudice to any previous correspondence with the commission, adding that completion of the prescribed application form (EC14A(l)) remained the only accepted means of application.
“Observer groups should particularly note that all other information including legal status registration with CAC, evidence of registration with the Civil Society Desk at INEC-Headquarters, evidence of registration previous election observation with INEC (if any), acknowledgment of submission of reports of observation (if any) should accompany the application.
“Any falsification of documents in the submissions will lead to automatic disqualification and possible prosecution.
“The deadline for submission of application is Jan. 17, 2024.
Punch / Arafat Ayofe
