Mohammed Haruna, National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee in a statement on Saturday noted that the development is to ensure that no voter is disenfranchised.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended voting period in some areas where process started late at the ongoing governorship election in Edo State.
The commission said the voting will continue in those areas until the last voter on the queue who arrived at the Polling Unit by 2.30pm has voted.
Mohammed Haruna, National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee in a statement on Saturday noted that the development is to ensure that no voter is disenfranchised.
He explained that they had drawn the attention of their office in Edo State to ensure that, where necessary, there is adequate power supply from the back-up electric generators in the affected Polling Units or Ward Collation Centres.
The statement reads in part; "The Commission continues to monitor the ongoing governorship election in Edo State from our situation room at the National Headquarters in Abuja.
"Our monitoring indicates early commencement of polls in many Polling Units, but there are also reports of late commencement in some locations.
"To ensure that no voter is disenfranchised, the Commission wishes to reiterate that, in line with our Regulations and Guidelines, voting will be extended wherever it commenced late and will continue until the last voter on the queue who arrived at the Polling Unit by 2.30pm has voted.
"Accordingly, we have drawn the attention of our office in Edo State to ensure that, where necessary, there is adequate power supply from our back-up electric generators in the affected Polling Units or Ward Collation Centres."
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate, Asue Ighodalo, had expressed dissatisfaction over the late arrival of election materials at his polling unit.