By Gbenga Davies
The Mahmood Yakubu led Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced its preparedness for the 2023 General election, calling on the Media, stakeholders and political parties to partner the commission in sensitizing the electorates as the 2023 election draws closer.
At a stakeholders and media parley held at Archbishop Vining Memorial Hall, Ikeja, Lagos, where the newly appointed Resident Electoral Commissioner for Lagos State, Olusegun Agbaje had his first appearance to familiarize with stakeholders, said the Commission is working tirelessly in its effort to conduct a free, fair and credible election in continuation of her drive to become one of the best Election Management Bodies, EMBs, in the world that meets the aspiration of Nigerians.
Agbaje added that the commission has signed the electoral act 2022 as amended released the timetable and schedule of activities for the conduct of the 2023 general election to the public that 26th February 2022 and issued notice of election on Monday 28th February 2022 for the Presidential and National Assembly elections to hold on Saturday 25th February 2023 while governors & Assembly elections are to take place on Saturday 11th March online with section 28 (1) of the Act.
He also urge party leaders and media to assist the commission in educating the voters in the state to take advantage and make very good use of the opportunity provided by the new polling units and to let the public know to properly utilise the new polling units by transferring their voting locations to the ones nearest to them in the ongoing continuous voter registration at the state office or any commission's offices in the 20 local government areas.
He added that prior to the expansion of Voters Access to Polling Units across the Federation by the Commission in June Last Year, Lagos State had 8,464 Polling Units, which has increased to 13,325 after the exercise as a result of the conversion of 4,861 Voting Points to Polling Units located closer to some voters who used to trek long distances to cast their votes during elections in the past.
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