{"id":92988,"date":"2023-07-27T21:00:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T20:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/election-review-we-are-open-to-suggestions-for-improvement-inec"},"modified":"2023-07-27T23:15:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T22:15:38","slug":"election-review-we-are-open-to-suggestions-for-improvement-inec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/election-review-we-are-open-to-suggestions-for-improvement-inec","title":{"rendered":"Election review: We are open to suggestions for improvement \u2013 INEC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, said the commission will continue to welcome suggestions that will improve future elections and Nigeria\u2019s electoral process.<\/p>\n

Yakubu made the statement in Abuja on Wednesday at the commission\u2019s meeting with media executives on the review of how the 2023 general elections were conducted.<\/p>\n

He lauded media practitioners for their contributions to the improvement of Nigeria\u2019s electoral system, especially in information dissemination and sensitization of citizens on election processes.<\/p>\n

The chairman noted that while there were many positive aspects of the general election, there were also several challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe commission is aware that aspects of the election are undergoing litigation at various election petition tribunals. While we are careful not to touch on issues that are clearly subjudice, it is appropriate to review the election broadly as enumerated on the agenda for this meeting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Yakubu solicited the cooperation and advice of media practitioners in the review of the 2023 general elections to improve future elections in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeyond reporting our activities, we are also convinced that, as citizens, you should be part of the discussions for the overall improvement of our electoral process, based on your field observations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He further said that INEC would like to hear concrete observations and suggestions on the processes and procedures for the accreditation of media organisations.<\/p>\n

INEC, he said, would like to share the experiences of media workers on various issues, including access for journalists to voting and collation of results on election days, the conduct of pre-election activities by the commission, continuous voter registration, and voters\u2019 access to polling units.<\/p>\n

Yakubu cited other areas of interest for experience sharing, such as the deployment of logistics for the movement of personnel and materials, the recruitment and training of ad-hoc staff, the conduct of regular and ad-hoc officials during the election, and security issues during the election.<\/p>\n

He said that the commission also needed to know the role of technology in voter accreditation and result management, as well as other suggestions that would improve the conduct of future elections.<\/p>\n

The chairman said that apart from the review, INEC would also want to share ideas with media practitioners on the upcoming governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi.<\/p>\n

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