The Electoral Commission has announced it has issued a revised media accreditation for both constituency and regional collation centres ahead of Saturday December 7 polls.
According to the EC, the commission allowed for the revision following an internal discussion and consultation with key media personalities.
“Following internal discussions and consultations with key media personalities, the Electoral Commission (EC) is pleased to announce to the Media and the General Public that media persons assigned photo accreditation to cover Polling Stations will be able to use the same accreditation to cover Constituency and Regional Collation Centres”.
The EC in a statement mentioned that, the revision allows media persons assigned with photo accreditation to cover polling stations can as well cover both constituency and regional collation centres with the same accreditation.
The statement added that, media persons on Saturday December 7 can access the collation centres.
This, the commission believes will help maintain the highest level of transparency and accountability in its operations.
“The revised media accreditation aims to provide media personnel with greater flexibility and access to key Election Centres”.
“This commitment is to ensure that the media can effectively cover the electoral process, and this change reflects that commitment”, the statement added.
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