EC assures people of election schedule

NOMINATIONS will end on Thursday (May 26) at 4pm and polling will begin next month, according to Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai.
He said the nominations started last Thursday (May 19) throughout the country and would end on Thursday (May 26).
Sinai said polling would start on July 2 and end on July 22 and election writs were expected to be returned from July 23-29.
“Let me reassure our people, the various political parties and candidates, stakeholders and everyone else that the national elections are on schedule to be delivered as per the requirements of the Constitution and the Organic Law on the conduct of this national event,” he said.
“The close of nominations will, therefore, be at 4pm on Thursday, seven days after the start of nominations.”
In relation to a concern raised by a candidate for an open seat in East Sepik regarding an extension of the nomination period which should have lapsed last Thursday, Sinai said he had the power to extend the nomination date to this Thursday.