'Democracy not 100m dash' -- inecnigeria reacts to EU mission report on 2023 polls | TheCable
Festus Okoye, INEC national commissioner for information and voter education, spoke on Tuesday in response to the European Union election observation mission’sBarry Andrews, the chief observer, said the elections exposed enduring systemic weaknesses that need to be corrected.
“While some corrective measures introduced before the 18 March elections seemed to have a positive impact, overall trust was not restored and eventually led civil society to call for an independent audit of the entire process.”Reacting to the report, Okoye said it is unfair to judge the commission and the entirety of the polls off a few glitches.
The national commissioner, however, noted that certain factors contributed to issues encountered in the conduct of the elections.
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