INEC promises deepening technology as it gradually discards old ways of elections
The commission with the mandate to conduct all national elections in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has made it very clear that the old style of doing things must give way, stating that henceforth, the use of technology would be deepened.
The Chairman of the commission, Mahmood Yakubu, represented by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner for Information, said this on Friday at a virtual workshop on the revised “INEC Communication Policy”.
According to him, “This is the basis of the introduction of the INEC party nomination portal, the election observer accreditation portal and the media accreditation portal.
“Transparency in the result transmission process led to the development and deployment of the INEC Result Viewing Portal wherein the commission uploads Forms EC8A for public viewing”.
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INEC also promised to continue to go with the global trends in election management and communication, as well as calling on the media, civil society groups and all relevant stakeholders to assist the commission to succeed.
He described the INEC Communication Policy as a composite document designed to address both internal and external communication processes and procedures, while appealing to information managers to communicate in such a way that people will see and appreciate election as an essential service.
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