Africa Press-Nigeria<\/p>\n
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the old style of doing things must give way.<\/p>\n
The commission said henceforth, the use of technology would be deepened.<\/p>\n
The Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, represented by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner for Information, said this on Friday at a virtual workshop on the revised \u201cINEC Communication Policy\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the basis of the introduction of the INEC party nomination portal, the election observer accreditation portal and the media accreditation portal.<\/p>\n
\u201cTransparency in the result transmission process led to the development and deployment of the INEC Result Viewing Portal wherein the commission uploads Forms EC8A for public viewing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The commission promised to continue to go with global trends in election management and communication.<\/p>\n
The body urged the media, civil society groups and all relevant stakeholders to assist the commission to succeed.<\/p>\n
Yakubu described the INEC Communication Policy as a composite document designed to address both internal and external communication processes and procedures.<\/p>\n
He appealed to information managers must therefore communicate in such a way that people will see and appreciate election as an essential service.<\/p>\n