Gbarnga – Closed to100 delegates at the National Stakeholders Conference, on the Special Senatorial Election (SSE) and Referendum at the weekend signed a Resolution supporting ongoing activities of National Elections Commission in conducting the elections. NEC on Saturday August 29, 2020 ended a 2-day National Stakeholders Conference in Gbarnga, Bong County, on the conduct of the 2020 SSE and Referendum to enhance Voters’ participation in the electoral process through sustained and robust civic and voter education activities on the SSE and constitutional referendum. Topics presented included “the legal basis of conducting the voter registration update, the SSE, and the Referendum; 2020 Voter Registration; Hearing Procedures for the 2020 SSE; Referendum Issues- Questions and Symbols; Nonviolence approach for the 2020 SSE; Highlights of CVE activities, and Issues of Gender Parity”. She said the NEC will continue to work hard to meet the constitutional mandate of conducting both the SSE and Referendum. Following the 2-day Conference, NEC’s 2020 activities will intensify with the start of the Candidate Nomination on Tuesday September 1-21, 2020.

Source: Front Page Africa August 30, 2020 15:22 UTC