Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has put the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) on notice that the 2023 General Election must be better than all the previous general elections conducted by the Commission.
To achieve the dream, the RECs have been directed to compile and submit an inventory of all election materials in their possession in order to determine existing shortfalls and take early, proactive steps to fill the gaps.
Prof. Yakubu, who spoke today in Abuja at the Commission’s second quarterly meeting with the RECs this year, also noted that the decision to begin preparations well ahead of time was intended to enable the Commission address some of the logistics issues that had become a recurring decimal in the conduct of previous elections.
His words: “As we maintain to devise for the following General Election, the RECs have been directed to collect and post an inventory of all election substances on the way to decide shortfalls and take early steps to make certain their adequacy and availability.
“Only a few States are still first rate. I wish to remind the States which might be yet to make their submissions to do so via the quit of this week. This will permit us to deal with a number of the logistics problems that have become a recurring decimal in the conduct of elections within the beyond. The 2023 General Election should be one-of-a-kind formal previous elections in terms of our arrangements and readiness”.
Prof Yakubu also defined the cutting-edge engagements with stakeholders over the proposed enlargement of voter get entry to to polling units in addition to the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) as “inter-associated.” He discovered the plan to finish the continued consultations and the actual work on the polling gadgets to permit INEC make the new places public for eligible registrants to pick wherein they wish to register and vote on Election Day.
He also stated that folks that desire to update their misplaced or damaged Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) and the already registered electorate however who might also wish to use for switch in their registration from one region to another might be capable of accomplish that as provided by regulation.
Reiterating the Commission’s dedication to deepening the tradition of making plans for elections, Prof Yakubu said: “The current 5-yr plan protecting the period 2017-2021 expires this 12 months. For this motive, a Committee concerning the participation of a few Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) become inaugurated some weeks in the past to check the Strategic Plan (SP) and the Strategic Programme of Action (SPA) to cover the next cycle of five years from 2022-2026. The Committee is making true development. Its file must be submitted by way of the cease of this month to enable the Commission interact stakeholders for its validation and next implementation. I want to assure Nigerians that this may be executed lengthy before the expiry of the cutting-edge plan on the give up of this 12 months.”
The INEC Chairman recommended the RECs and group of workers of the Commission for ensuring the that the 2 elections carried out so far in 2021 met the same old for credible elections. He advised them to try to do even higher within the Ekiti East State Constituency 1 bye election scheduled for twentieth March and the Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency bye-election in Abia country maintaining on twenty seventh of March.
He brought: “Similarly, with the latest statement of emptiness by using the Delta State House of Assembly, I want to guarantee the human beings of Isoko North State Constituency that the timetable for the bye-election to fill the vacancy within the State House of Assembly can be launched before the quit of this week”.
In attendance on the meeting have been National Commissioners: Mr. Mohammed Kudu Haruna, Barrister May Agbamuche-Mbu, Festus Okoye Esq., Air Vice Marshal Ahmed Tijjani Mu’azu (Rtd), Dr Adekunle Ogunmola, and Prof. Okechukwu Ibeanu.
Others consist of the Chairman’s Technical crew comprising the Chief Technical Adviser, Prof. Bolade Eyinla, Special Adviser, Prof. Mohammad Kuna and Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi as nicely the Secretary to the Commission, Mrs Rose Oriaran-Anthony, the Director General (DG) the Electoral Institute, Dr. Sa’advert Idris and other Directors of the Commission.
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