The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has accredited 44 observer groups for the Sept.10 gubernatorial election in Edo.
The INEC Public Relations Officer in the state, Mrs Prisillia Sule, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Saturday.
Sule said the commission accredited 37 domestic observer groups and seven foreign observer group that would participate in the poll.
The spokesperson, however, urged all the accredited groups to deliver credible and reliable information to members of the public during and after the election coverage.