2023 Elections: INEC Speaks on How It Will Collate, Declare Polls Results

• The declaration of the 2023 general election result will be made as soon as possible after the voting exercise
• INEC's chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave Nigerians this assurance during a media briefing on Friday, February 24
• Yakubu also said the entire process will not be affected by the cash crunch caused by the CBN's naira redesign policy

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is planning to make the collation and declaration of the 2023 general elections to be quick.

INEC's chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at his media briefing in Abuja on Friday, February 24.

Daily Trust reports Yakubu said that the process will not be affected by any hitch due to the recent economic crisis caused by the naira re-design policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

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He stated:

“I just want to say that we will ensure that it (result declaration) will be done speedily. I can’t put a finger on the number of days or hours it will take, but it will be done speedily. We are aware of the anxiety and the need for us to conclude the process quickly, it will be concluded quickly,” he said.

“It is not all our operations that are paid for by cash. In fact, the bulk of our procurement for both goods and services is done electronically, but we need a small amount of money to pay for the unbanked who render critical services, particularly at the local level.

“We anticipated this challenge and interacted with the Central Bank, they promised us that the little amount we need to pay for services in cash, they will make the funds available to us and they have done so.

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“And these funds have already been accessed by our state offices for elections which is why the movement of personnel and materials in the last couple of days has gone on unhindered. So, I must give credit for our relationship with the Central Bank in that regard. So, the process won’t suffer any encumbrance as a result."

2023 elections: INEC fixes new date for Enugu East Senatorial poll

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the Enugu East Senatorial Election to Saturday, March 11.

The rescheduling of the election which is in line with the Electoral Act 2022 came after the death of Oyibo Chukwu, the Labour Party's candidate for the seat.

INEC's chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, during a media briefing in Abuja on Friday, February 24, said the exercise will take place alongside the gubernatorial and Assembly elections on March 11.

Source: Legit.ng