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THE Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Monday, promised to use the 2023 general elections to set the standard for future polls.
Yakubu made the promise during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners, at the INEC Headquarters, Abuja.
As part of measures to make this possible, he gave RECs one week within which to compile and submit an inventory of all election materials in their custody, to enable the commission make better arrangements especially where there were shortfalls.
He said, “As you are also aware, the commission is committed to deepening the culture of planning for elections. The current five-year plan covering the period 2017-2021 expires this year.
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, has promised to use the 2023 general election to set standard, saying it must be different from previous elections in terms of preparations and readiness.
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By Chuks Okocha
Preparations for the 2023 general election have begun in earnest with a directive yesterday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to its Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to commence the inventory of all election materials.
The commission also said it would review its deliberations with stakeholders on the expansion of polling units.
The directive was aimed at determining material shortfalls and to take adequate steps to ensure adequacy and availability of such materials for the 2023 general election.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at a meeting yesterday in Abuja with the RECs, gave those yet to submit their reports till end of this week to do so.