An investigation on the general election of 2023 will be carried out, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Festus Okoye, INEC national commissioner and chairman of the information and voter education committee, stated in a statement on Thursday that the evaluation will pay particular attention to all facets of the electoral operations before, during, and after the elections.
Okoye stated that since 2011, the panel has had review meetings following each general election.
He stated that the assessment would be conducted in order to draw conclusions from the elections and map out the future.
He added that the commission’s officials at national and state levels as well as stakeholders would be involved.
“The review will commence with a meeting of the resident electoral commissioners (RECs) on 4th July 2023 and end with the commission’s retreat on 5th August 2023,” the statement reads.
“At state level, the internal review will involve the commission’s regular and ad hoc staff, including RECs, the 774 electoral officers, heads of departments, administrative secretaries as well as some presiding officers and collation/returning officers.
“The external engagement will involve critical stakeholders such as political parties, security agencies, election observers, the media and service providers such as transporters that facilitated the movement of personnel and materials for the election.
“The review will focus on all aspects of the electoral activities before, during and after the elections. Specifically, the commission welcomes actionable recommendations from stakeholders towards strengthening institutional capacity for the discharge of its responsibilities and the enhancement of processes and procedures.”
