{"id":3481,"date":"2021-03-09T05:07:46","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T04:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=3481"},"modified":"2021-03-09T05:07:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T04:07:46","slug":"inec-promises-to-set-standards-with-2023-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/09\/inec-promises-to-set-standards-with-2023-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"INEC promises to set standards with 2023 elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says the 2023 general election will be different from all previous elections in terms of preparations and readiness to bring about free and fair polls.<\/p>\n<p>Yakubu made this promise on Monday during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners, at the INEC Headquarters, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>He said the commission will use the 2023 general <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/06\/apc-boycotts-local-council-elections-in-delta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">elections<\/a> to set the standard for future polls in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting measures to make the promise a reality, the INEC boss said every RECs has been given 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.<\/p>\n<p>Yakubu said, \u201cAs 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor this reason, a committee involving the participation of some RECs was inaugurated a few weeks ago to review the Strategic Plan and the Strategic Programme of Action to cover the next cycle of five years from 2022-2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe committee is making good progress. Its report should be submitted by the end of this month to enable the commission to engage stakeholders for its validation and subsequent implementation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to assure Nigerians that this will be accomplished long before the expiry of the current plan at the end of this year. As we continue to plan for the next general election, the RECs have been directed to compile and submit an inventory of all election materials in order to determine shortfalls and take early steps to ensure their adequacy and availability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly a few states are still outstanding. I wish to remind the states that are yet to make their submissions to do so by the end of this week. This will enable us to address some of the logistics issues that have become a recurring decimal in the conduct of elections in the past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 2023 general election must be different from all previous elections in terms of our preparations and readiness.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says the 2023 general election will be different from all previous elections in terms of preparations and readiness to bring about free and fair polls. Yakubu made this promise on Monday during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners, at the INEC Headquarters, Abuja. 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