.YIAGA to INEC: Fix flaws observed during presidential poll | Restore public confidence NigeriaDecides2023
Yiaga Africa, a civil society organisation, says the Independent National Electoral Commission must work to restore public confidence by addressing the shortcomings observed during the presidential poll.
“This also includes the need to ensure that only trained ad-hoc officials are deployed on election day; contingency plans in situations where respective transport unions/companies withdraw from the contract or fail to deploy.“INEC should ensure proper and timely communication with stakeholders on the election day process, challenges experienced, and immediate plans to address those challenges to inspire citizens’ confidence in the process.
He also called on political parties, candidates, and their supporters to commit to peaceful campaigns ahead of the election and to refrain from vote-buying and compromising the secrecy of the ballot. He added that Yiaga Africa would be deploying the parallel vote tabulation methodology to observe the governorship elections in Benue, Delta, and Kano states.
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