Do not go back on the use of technology - INEC
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said INEC's allegiance and loyalty goes to Nigeria and Nigerians who want free, fair, credible and verifiable elections backed by a era that guarantees obvious accreditation and adds polling station results for residents to see in real time on Election Day.
It becomes as he reiterated that there has been no feedback on the commission's preparation to install the bimodal voter accreditation system and the INEC results viewing portal during the 2023 general elections.
The election arbiter boss said so in a statement released Wednesday, titled “A Message from the INEC President: 100 Days to the 2023 Widespread Elections.”
Yakubu said INEC had made a steady development in electoral reform and election management, adding that the confidence of Nigerians in the electoral manner was increasing.
He further said that the commission will keep Nigerians informed of the progress it has made and the demanding situations they face as the 2023 elections draw closer.
Therefore, the INEC boss said the commission could begin bi-weekly media briefings, accompanied by weekly briefings, which could culminate in daily briefings in the week before the election.
He therefore called on Nigerians to absolutely participate in all electoral activities, along with the continuous posting of voter registration for claims and objections, as well as sets of eternal playing cards for voters. voters.
Yakubu also called on political parties and other stakeholders to avoid violence and rancor and campaign peacefully, while promising that INEC could play its role diligently and conscientiously in the elections.
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The announcement reads: "It is exactly one hundred days these days until polling stations open at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 25, 2023 for national elections (presidential and national assembly) and two weeks in a row on Saturday March 11, 2023 for the State elections (Governorate and State Houses of Assembly).
“Once again, another general election is upon us, the 7th since the restoration of democracy to Nigeria in 1999. Over the past 23 years, we have made steady development in both regions of the electoral reform and electoral administration.While there is still a lot of painting to come, it is often said that our elections are improving and that citizens' confidence in the method is growing.
“As I have said many times, the allegiance of the Commission lies with Nigeria. visibility and uploading of polling station consequences for residents to see in real time on Election Day.It is for these reasons that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and results visualization portal of the INEC (IReV) have been introduced.There is no feedback on the deployment of the BVAS and the IReV for the general elections of 2023.
"Similarly, we can maintain our regular engagement with political parties, civil society institutions, the media and other critical stakeholders. Above all, Nigerians deserve the right to realize approximately the progress we are making and the challenges (if any) we face in our preparations for the General Elections Accordingly, in more than a week, the Commission will begin bi-weekly press briefings observed using points weekly press briefings as we get closer to the election. In the week leading up to the election there may be daily briefings.
"I take this opportunity to appoint all residents to fully participate in all electoral activities, in particular the continuous posting of the voter register for complaints and objections, in addition to the collection of permanent voter cards. (PVC) I also call on political events and political leaders to conduct their campaigns peacefully, avoiding division, rancor and violence.
“As Nigerians know, election is a multi-party pastime. We will continue to play our element diligently and conscientiously. that by working together, we can deliver the elections that Nigerians aspire to and the world expects of us.”
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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said INEC's allegiance and loyalty goes to Nigeria and Nigerians who want free, fair, credible and verifiable elections backed by a era that guarantees obvious accreditation and adds polling station results for residents to see in real time on Election Day.
It becomes as he reiterated that there has been no feedback on the commission's preparation to install the bimodal voter accreditation system and the INEC results viewing portal during the 2023 general elections.
The election arbiter boss said so in a statement released Wednesday, titled “A Message from the INEC President: 100 Days to the 2023 Widespread Elections.”
Yakubu said INEC had made a steady development in electoral reform and election management, adding that the confidence of Nigerians in the electoral manner was increasing.
He further said that the commission will keep Nigerians informed of the progress it has made and the demanding situations they face as the 2023 elections draw closer.
Therefore, the INEC boss said the commission could begin bi-weekly media briefings, accompanied by weekly briefings, which could culminate in daily briefings in the week before the election.
He therefore called on Nigerians to absolutely participate in all electoral activities, along with the continuous posting of voter registration for claims and objections, as well as sets of eternal playing cards for voters. voters.
Yakubu also called on political parties and other stakeholders to avoid violence and rancor and campaign peacefully, while promising that INEC could play its role diligently and conscientiously in the elections.
>The announcement reads: "It is exactly one hundred days these days until polling stations open at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 25, 2023 for national elections (presidential and national assembly) and two weeks in a row on Saturday March 11, 2023 for the State elections (Governorate and State Houses of Assembly).
“Once again, another general election is upon us, the 7th since the restoration of democracy to Nigeria in 1999. Over the past 23 years, we have made steady development in both regions of the electoral reform and electoral administration.While there is still a lot of painting to come, it is often said that our elections are improving and that citizens' confidence in the method is growing.
“As I have said many times, the allegiance of the Commission lies with Nigeria. visibility and uploading of polling station consequences for residents to see in real time on Election Day.It is for these reasons that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and results visualization portal of the INEC (IReV) have been introduced.There is no feedback on the deployment of the BVAS and the IReV for the general elections of 2023.
"Similarly, we can maintain our regular engagement with political parties, civil society institutions, the media and other critical stakeholders. Above all, Nigerians deserve the right to realize approximately the progress we are making and the challenges (if any) we face in our preparations for the General Elections Accordingly, in more than a week, the Commission will begin bi-weekly press briefings observed using points weekly press briefings as we get closer to the election. In the week leading up to the election there may be daily briefings.
"I take this opportunity to appoint all residents to fully participate in all electoral activities, in particular the continuous posting of the voter register for complaints and objections, in addition to the collection of permanent voter cards. (PVC) I also call on political events and political leaders to conduct their campaigns peacefully, avoiding division, rancor and violence.
“As Nigerians know, election is a multi-party pastime. We will continue to play our element diligently and conscientiously. that by working together, we can deliver the elections that Nigerians aspire to and the world expects of us.”
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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said INEC's allegiance and loyalty goes to Nigeria and Nigerians who want free, fair, credible and verifiable elections backed by a era that guarantees obvious accreditation and adds polling station results for residents to see in real time on Election Day.
It becomes as he reiterated that there has been no feedback on the commission's preparation to install the bimodal voter accreditation system and the INEC results viewing portal during the 2023 general elections.
The election arbiter boss said so in a statement released Wednesday, titled “A Message from the INEC President: 100 Days to the 2023 Widespread Elections.”
Yakubu said INEC had made a steady development in electoral reform and election management, adding that the confidence of Nigerians in the electoral manner was increasing.
He further said that the commission will keep Nigerians informed of the progress it has made and the demanding situations they face as the 2023 elections draw closer.
Therefore, the INEC boss said the commission could begin bi-weekly media briefings, accompanied by weekly briefings, which could culminate in daily briefings in the week before the election.
He therefore called on Nigerians to absolutely participate in all electoral activities, along with the continuous posting of voter registration for claims and objections, as well as sets of eternal playing cards for voters. voters.
Yakubu also called on political parties and other stakeholders to avoid violence and rancor and campaign peacefully, while promising that INEC could play its role diligently and conscientiously in the elections.
>The announcement reads: "It is exactly one hundred days these days until polling stations open at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 25, 2023 for national elections (presidential and national assembly) and two weeks in a row on Saturday March 11, 2023 for the State elections (Governorate and State Houses of Assembly).
“Once again, another general election is upon us, the 7th since the restoration of democracy to Nigeria in 1999. Over the past 23 years, we have made steady development in both regions of the electoral reform and electoral administration.While there is still a lot of painting to come, it is often said that our elections are improving and that citizens' confidence in the method is growing.
“As I have said many times, the allegiance of the Commission lies with Nigeria. visibility and uploading of polling station consequences for residents to see in real time on Election Day.It is for these reasons that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and results visualization portal of the INEC (IReV) have been introduced.There is no feedback on the deployment of the BVAS and the IReV for the general elections of 2023.
"Similarly, we can maintain our regular engagement with political parties, civil society institutions, the media and other critical stakeholders. Above all, Nigerians deserve the right to realize approximately the progress we are making and the challenges (if any) we face in our preparations for the General Elections Accordingly, in more than a week, the Commission will begin bi-weekly press briefings observed using points weekly press briefings as we get closer to the election. In the week leading up to the election there may be daily briefings.
"I take this opportunity to appoint all residents to fully participate in all electoral activities, in particular the continuous posting of the voter register for complaints and objections, in addition to the collection of permanent voter cards. (PVC) I also call on political events and political leaders to conduct their campaigns peacefully, avoiding division, rancor and violence.
“As Nigerians know, election is a multi-party pastime. We will continue to play our element diligently and conscientiously. that by working together, we can deliver the elections that Nigerians aspire to and the world expects of us.”
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