This follows a decision by the Electoral Commission (EC) to revise media accreditation for constituency and regional collation centres.

The commission had last week decided to give out a different and special accreditation, that was going to give access to the collation centres at both the constituency and regional collation centres.

Even with that, it was a limited access - eight media houses per each constituency and 12 per each regional collation centre.

And that was going to go to only radio and television stations. Newspapers and online portals had been excluded from that accreditation.

But following further deliberations between stakeholders, the commission has revised the accreditation arrangement.

The new arrangement is that, any media personnel with the photo accreditation can access collation centres in addition to the polling stations.

Attached below is a copy of a statement issued by the EC on the revised media accreditation

EC Issues Revised Media Accreditation for Constituency and Regional Collation Centres.

Following internal discussions and consultations with key media personalities, the Electoral Commission (EC) is pleased to announce to the Media and the General Public that media persons assigned photo accreditation to cover Polling Stations will be able to use the same accreditation to cover Constituency and Regional Collation Centres.

From Saturday, 7th December, 2024, media persons can access Constituency and Regional Collation Centres using their photo accreditation cards issued by the EC.

The EC is desirous to maintain the highest level of transparency and accountability in its operations. The revised media accreditation aims to provide media personnel with greater flexibility and access to key Election Centres. This commitment is to ensure that the media can effectively cover the electoral process, and this change reflects that commitment.

Arrangements for media access to the National Collation Centre will be announced in due course.

Electoral Commission: Transparency and Accountability in Motion

Thank you.