The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, met with senior electoral officers on Friday to review the 2023 general elections.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the meeting was held at the Abuja Continental Hotel and was attended by collation and returning officers across the country.
The collation and returning officers are mainly university professors, many of whom are vice-chancellors of universities.
The meeting is the third in a series of post-elections review meetings that INEC scheduled with those who played key roles in the elections.
The main objective of the meeting is to review the conduct of the elections and to identify areas where improvements can be made.
The meeting also took stock of how the electoral officers, who served as field supervisors, carried out their assignments.
The meeting is also attended by INEC’s National Commissioners and other senior staff.
The Chairman of the electoral body said: “The Commission is aware that as collation and returning officers, you worked under extremely challenging circumstances by tediously and manually completing designated forms as provided by law and either moved them to the next level of collation or concluded the processes as Returning Officers.
“Many of you also have the cognate experience of result management, having served in similar capacities in at least three electoral cycles. The Commission appreciates your commitment, dedication to duty and sacrifice to the cause of our democracy.
“More specifically, and from your practical experience in the 2023 General Election, we would like to hear your perspectives on the processes and procedures recruitment, training and posting of Collation and Returning Officers; logistics for movement to and from your places of assignment; the role of technology in result management among others.”
