The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it will continue to make incremental improvements to the Nation’s electoral process through appropriate and relevant technology.
The Chairman of the Commission, Mahmood Yakubu stated this while he received a delegation from United Nations Office for West Africa and Sahel ( UNOWAS) in Abuja on Monday.
“We are aware of the importance of our elections to Nigeria, our sub-region and the world. We assure you that the Commission will not fail the nation and the international community. We will continue to make incremental improvements to our electoral process supported by the deployment of appropriate and relevant technology that will make voter accreditation and result management more credible and transparent”
“Let me, first of all, welcome the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel and Chair of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission, Ms. Giovanie Biha, to the Commission” Yakubu added.
“We believe that your visit today will not only encourage us in our determination to conduct credible, transparent, inclusive, and verifiable elections but we will also share the outcome of our discussion with colleagues from other electoral commissions in West Africa and beyond”
“We are immensely honoured by your presence today in the same way that we were privileged to host two of your predecessors, Mohamed Ibn Chambas who visited us twice before the last General Election in 2019 and, most recently, Mahamat Saleh Annadif who was here in June this year”
According to Yakubu” For UNOWAS, we appreciate your work in the areas of preventive diplomacy, political mediation, and facilitation in West Africa and the Sahel”
He lauded the efforts of UNOWAS,” Election Management Bodies are major beneficiaries of your work, this is because elections and electoral activities cannot be successfully conducted in an atmosphere of violence. For this reason, INEC always appreciates the role of UNOWAS in our sub-region and the Sahel”
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