2023 Elections
NBA rates INEC highly in delivery of 2023 elections
The NBA scores INEC very high, despite various incidents of electoral malpractice.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) received accolades from the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for its handling of the recently held presidential and national assembly elections.
Yakubu Maikyau, president of the NBA, stated on Channels TV on Saturday that despite difficulties, INEC did a good job of conducting the elections.
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“I will say that the elections went well. Those who came out were happy to express their franchise,” Maikyau said.
“There were challenges, definitely. There were some infractions, some of them actually constituted electoral offences but on the whole, I will score INEC as having performed maybe about 78, 80 percent in the delivery of these elections.
“That will be an A for every exam. Notwithstanding, all the things that happened which we are not ignoring.
“That is why we are admonishing and advising INEC and recommending to INEC that in those areas where we saw lapses in the election held on the 25th February 2023, deliberate efforts must be taken to make sure that those lapses did not occur again in the elections that are coming up on the 11th March because when these lapses happened, it impacted on the confidence of the public in the process.”
Earlier, the Abuja branch of the NBA recommended that INEC should introduce online voting in the country.
Precious Nwadimuya, chairperson of the Abuja branch, in an interview on Thursday, said online voting would eliminate electoral violence and voter suppression.
