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INEC HELD INDUCTION RETREAT FOR RESIDENTS ELECTORAL COMMISSIONERS IN LAGOS

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)  in reviewing performance, Its  appraisal processes,  discussing new  innovation, engaging in service providers and interfacing with new frontiers in continous efforts to improve organisational capacity for better services delivery organised induction retreat for residents electoral commisioners in Lagos.The retreat had in attendance Residents Electoral Commissioners from all over the country and 10 newly inducted RECS and other members of staff of the commission. The Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),Prof. Mahmood Yakubu in his remarks said it is the 5th retreat organised by the commission in the last two years, and today it is another retreat to induct 10 new RECS,with Nine sworn in on 12th December 2023 and one of them on the 30th January 2024.Prof. Mahmood said "today’s retreat is holding against the background of forthcoming governorship elections in Edo State in the next 81 days and Ondo State in the 137 days"In addition, there are five pending bye-elections for Babura/Garki Federal Constituency of Jigawa State and four State constituencies: Khana II of Rivers State, Bagwai/Shanono of Kano State, Zaria Kewaye of Kaduna State and Ganye of Adamawa State. These outstanding bye-elections bring the total of such elections to 14 since the inauguration of the national and state assemblies in June last year.The Chairman then encouraged the new RECs, to focus on how they can acquaint themselves more with the processes and procedures of the Commission and for the veterans,they should leverage on the  privileged field experience to contribute on how to mitigate recurring challenges in the areas of pre-election and post-election litigations, operational issues especially in the area of logistics, improvement on voter education processes, issues of strategic communication and combating fake news, misinformation and disinformation as well as inclusivity in the electoral process, voter registration, allotting voters to polling units, the role of technology from pre-election activities to Election Day processes, political party issues mainly arising from leadership crisis and the management of party primaries, the recruitment and training of election duty officials, election security and our own code of conduct.The Resident Electoral Commissioner, for Lagos State, Prof Ayobami Salami said electoral activities especially in Nigeria are very big task and the job of the RECS is to oversee and advise the commission's activities in the state in accordance with the commission's guideline and electoral act and therefore urge them all to take the retreat seriously so that at the end they will deliver transparent and acceptable electoral process.