The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it has resolved to conduct a post-election review for the 2023 General Election in line with best practices.
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of, the Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye disclosed this on Thursday 22nd June 2023 in a statement.
He said since the conduct of the 2023 general election the Commission has had regular meetings, hence the review has been the practice of every General Election since 2011.
Adding him, “The review will involve the Commission’s officials at National and State levels as well as stakeholders with a view to learning lessons and charting the way forward.
“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.
“At the 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.” It noted that the review will focus on all aspects of the electoral activities before, during, and after the elections and urged stakeholders to come up with actionable recommendations to enhance the nation’s electoral processes and procedures.
