GUIDE FOR MEDIA ACCREDITATION FOR THE 2024 EDO STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION
INTRODUCTION:
As part of the Commission’s Policy to ensure the safety of all personnel on Election Day including Media personnel, Journalists from Media Organisations are duly accredited to cover the conduct of elections.
In light of the above, the Commission has approved the following guidelines for Journalists and Media Organisations intending to cover the 2024 Edo State Governorship Election.
APPLICATION FOR ACCREDITATION:
Media Organisations interested in deploying journalists to cover the Edo State Governorship Election shall apply online to the Commission via https://imap.inecnigeria.org. Each Media Organisation shall attach and upload the list of all staff it wishes to deploy onto the accreditation portal.
The Portal will open on Monday, 8th July 2024, and close on Thursday, 5th September 2024.
LIAISON PERSONNEL:
For purposes of smooth accreditation, Media Organisations are required to assign a liaison officer/contact person to coordinate the accreditation of their nominees. The liaison officer will be required to fill the forms online on behalf of the Media Organisations’ staff (as the case may be) for processing of the applications.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR ACCREDITATION:
The contact person of the Media Organisation is required to upload the passport photographs and work I.D. of every staff that will be involved in the coverage of the election.
The contact person is also required to upload a duly signed cover letter from his/her Organisation containing the list, names, and duties of officers his/her Organisation intends to deploy (e.g. Reporter, Camera Operator, Translator, Driver, etc).
Online Media Organisations may be required to provide their website addresses with evidence of recent posts (i.e., regular posts in the last 30 days preceding the date of the application).
Print Media Organisation’s may be required to scan and upload at least three recent editions of their publications.
SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS:
All documents shall be submitted in soft copies through the dedicated online portal as provided above. No hard copy submission will be accepted.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:
Submission of all applications and documents for accreditation for the Edo state Governorship Election will end at Midnight (12:00 am) on Thursday, 5TH September 2024.
NB: No late submission shall be entertained as the portal will automatically shut down at the expiration of the submission period.
COLLECTION OF TAGS:
Media Organisation’s whose applications are successful will collect media accreditation tags at:
NUJ Secretariat,
No. 1 Reservation Road, GRA, Benin City, Edo State.
Successful Media Organisations will collect tags from Tuesday, 24TH September 2024 to Tuesday, 1ST October 2024, between the hours of 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day.