The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has acquired greater than 5,400 claims and objections over its Preliminary Register of Voters as a part of efforts to make sure an correct voters’ database forward of the 2027 basic elections.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja whereas receiving the ECOWAS Pre-Election Fact-Finding Mission on the fee’s nationwide headquarters.
Amupitan mentioned the submissions comprised over 4,800 claims recorded at registration areas the place the preliminary register was displayed and about 600 objections acquired by electoral officers and Resident Electoral Commissioners.
He defined that many of the submissions associated to corrections and different minor discrepancies recognized throughout the show train.
According to him, the net publication of the preliminary register has additionally helped to determine extra discrepancies and ensure some complaints beforehand delivered to the fee’s consideration.
The INEC chairman assured Nigerians that each one legitimate claims and objections could be addressed earlier than the fee certifies the Final Register of Voters on December 15, 2026.
He mentioned the train was essential given the dimensions of the nation’s voter inhabitants, which at present stands at greater than 103 million registered voters.
Amupitan added that the fee was decided to make sure that the ultimate register was credible and freed from avoidable discrepancies earlier than the 2027 elections.
As a part of preparations for the polls, he introduced that INEC would conduct a nationwide mock accreditation train in November to check its voter accreditation and outcomes transmission techniques throughout the nation.
He additionally disclosed that the fee had launched a further safeguard requiring election outcomes to be authenticated at polling items earlier than transmission to its Election Results Viewing portal (IReV).
On preparations for the 2027 elections, Amupitan mentioned the fee had carried out readiness assessments within the South-West, North-West, South-East and North-East geopolitical zones, with plans to go to the North-Central zone the next week.
He defined that the assessments had knowledgeable changes to deployment preparations, significantly in areas dealing with troublesome terrain and safety challenges.
The INEC chairman additional known as for stronger cooperation with worldwide companions in tackling electoral disinformation, bettering logistics and strengthening voter schooling.
He assured the ECOWAS delegation that the fee would stay neutral in conducting the 2027 basic elections, insisting that INEC had no most popular candidate or political get together.
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