The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says the commission has come with 142 recommendations to improve future electoral process.
Yakubu said this at the opening of a two-day Induction Retreat for Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) on Monday in Lagos.
He said = the commission had published the report of the review of the 2023 elections, adding that it was already available on its website.
“But in addition, there is also the outcome of the retreats and engagements with stakeholders, which is right now being published.
“As soon as the report is ready, we will go public and engage with Nigerians on this reforms.
“The reforms are categorised, the majority are for implementation by administrative action by INEC, but some are to be implemented by security agencies.
“We have those that require amendment to the electoral legal frameworks by the National Assembly. Some are to be implemented by political parties and other stakeholders.
“Nigerians should be patient, as soon as we conclude the process very soon, we will share this report with Nigerians,” Yakubu said.
According to him, in Nigeria, there is no election session any longer as the commission conduct elections round the round.
He said that since the inauguration of the National and State Assembly in 2023, INEC had conducted nine by-elections and still had to conduct five by-elections before the 2027 general elections.
Stating that the FCT Area council elections would also be due in 2026, Yakubu said that there was no respite for the commission again.
“As we innovate, we reflect, we review and we also implement,” he said.
On Edo, the chairman noted that the flood disaster that hit the state recently affected over 4,000 Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) machines at the commission’s office.
He, however, said the commission had been able to recover no fewer than 3,500 of the machines.
The INEC Chairman said the machines in the state would not be enough for the election and that the commission would call for additional support from neighbouring states.
