The Independent National Electoral Commission has approved forty four (44) Observer groups to participate in the forth coming Edo State Governorship Election scheduled for 10th September, 2016.
See list:
DOMESTIC
1. TRANSITION MONITORING GROUP (TMG)
2. COMMUNITY LIFE PROJECT (RECLAIM NAIJA)
3. AFRICAN INITIATIVE FOR SUSTINABLE & POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT
4. CENTRE FOR CREDIBLE LEADERSHIP & CITIZEN AWARENESS
5. ALLIANCE FOR CREDIBLE ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA
6. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE ASSEMBLY LEGISLATORS (NASAL)
7. CENTRE FOR STRATEGY, ETHICS AND VALUE
8. JUSTICE & EQUITY ORGANISATION
9. NIGERIA CIVIL SOCIETY SITUATION ROOM (POLICY &LEGAL ADVOCACY CENTRE)
10. NORTHERN PATRIOTIC FRONT
11. NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON PATRIOTS (NCOP)
12. INCLUSIVE FRIENDS ASSOCIATION
13. CENTRE FOR CITIZENS WITH DISABILITIES (CCD)
14. HUMAN RIGHTS MONITOR
15. INDEPENDENT ELECTION MONITORING GROUP
16. YOUTH INITIATIVE FOR ADVOCACY, GROWTH & ADVANCEMENT
17. CENTRE FOR TRANSPARENCY ADVOVACY
18. CLEEN FOUNDATION
19. PAN AFRICAN LEADERSHIP LEAGUE (PALL)
20. VOICE OF AFRICAN WOMEN ON DIGNITY
21. INSTITUTE FOR PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
22. CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT
23. GAMJI MEMBERS’ ASSOCIATION
24. ELECTION MONITOR
25. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
26. JUSTICE DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE COMISSION
27. RIGHTS MONITORING GROUP
28. NEW-VIEW GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR YOUTH & WOMEN DEVELOPMENT
29. POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION
30. NEPAD NIGERIA
31. NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION
32. NATIONAL ORIENTATION AGENCY
33. FORUM OF STATE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONS OF NIGERIA
34 ELYON REFORM AND CHARITY CENTRE
35 CENTRE FOR CREDIBLE LEADERSHIP, STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT
36 NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR WOPMEN SOCIETY (NCWS)
37 HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA)