The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the recent hike in the price of petrol will not affect the conduct of the Edo governorship election.
The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairperson, Rotimi Oyekanmi, said this while fielding questions from reporters during the pre-election news conference in Abuja.
Mr Oyekanmi said the commission was already meeting with officials of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to discuss the new development.
“Well, first of all, I am aware that the commission, in the last couple of days, met with the officials of the NURTW to discuss this matter, and I’m sure the resolution was reached.
“Of course, when you are planning for election, you have what is called contingency, because you don’t know what can happen. There could be changes and all of that.
“So, we don’t expect transporters to operate at a loss. If oil has gone up, for instance, and they now want some increment, this could be…