The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu; and National Commissioners of the electoral umpire, today, met with leaders of political parties at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
The meeting aimed at reviewing the 2023 general elections, as well as preparations for the November 11, 2023 off-season governorship elections in Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa states.
According to Mahmood, engaging with stakeholders is the best way to ensure the credibility of future elections.
INEC had in a previous meeting with collation officers and electoral commissioners stated that loopholes observed in the last general election must be addressed to further deliver credible elections in Nigeria.
The last two weeks engaged with critical stakeholders who participated in one way or the other in the conduct of the 2023 general elections.
The meeting which is the first public meeting by the electoral umpire with leaders of political parties, was attended by the acting Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as well as chieftains of other political parties led by the National Chairman of Inter Party Advisory Council, Yabagi Sani.
