Politics
By Anthony Isibor
THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, commenced the national level post-election review of 2023 elections in Abuja.
The review will cover areas such as the general state of preparedness for the 2023 General Election, Voters Registration Process and the associated issues of Adequacy of Timing, Matters arising from the implementation of the expansion of voter access to polling units, receipt and deployment of election materials
Other areas to be considered are the process of recruitment, training, deployment and remuneration of ad hoc staff, including specific issues of mode of recruitment, conduct of training, timing, adequacy, effectiveness and utility of e-learning training platforms, and strategy for efficient payment of ad hoc staff, Technology during elections, including the various portals for nomination of ad hoc staff, candidates, accreditation of observers, media, polling/collation agents as well as voter registration, accreditation and result management, Display of Voter Register for Claims and Objections, Clean-up of Voter Register, PVC Collection etc, Recruitment, training, deployment and remuneration of ad hoc staff, including specific issues of mode of recruitment, conduct of training, timing, adequacy, effectiveness and utility of e-learning training platforms, and strategy for efficient payment of ad hoc staff, election security.
The commission also plans to look at the 2023 Election Day processes with reference to:
Forward logistics in terms of transportation of personnel and delivery of materials to Registration Area Centres, RACs, and Polling Units, PUs, including specific issues of engagement with transport unions and the implementation of State-level obligations, Reverse logistics and movement of personnel and retrieval of field assets, Inventory of election materials, particularly the status and storage of reusable assets such as ballot boxes, voting cubicles and electric power generators etc.; and Physical conditions of storage and other immovable facilities.
According to Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, a comprehensive report will be prepared at the end of the review even as the outcome of the review will help in the immediate improvement of the forthcoming elections, especially the three off-cycle Governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States scheduled to hold on Saturday 11th November 2023.
Present at the meeting were several stakeholders including electoral officers, national commissioners, leaders of the Road and Marine Transport Unions, Electoral Officers from States of the Federation, Other Senior Officials of the Commission, Members of the INEC Press Corps among others.
Realnews reports that INEC had on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, announced the commencement of the review of the 2023 general elections. This was followed a week later by State level review meetings nationwide involving regular staff and ad hoc officials.
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– July 19, 2023 @ 14:56 GMT |
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