The National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Joash Amupitan, has urged staff of the Commission to intensify efforts to deliver the freest, fairest, and most credible election in the history of Nigeria come 2027.
Amupitan also reaffirmed the readiness of INEC to organise an election that is free, transparent, and beyond reproach in the forthcoming 2027 general elections.
He stated this on Friday during the Commission’s Induction and Strategic Retreat for its national commissioners, secretary to the commission, resident electoral commissioners, administrative secretaries and directors of the commission in Lagos.
“The eyes of over 200 million Nigerians and the entire continent are upon us. The work ahead is demanding, the hours will be long, and the scrutiny will be intense.
“The 2027 general election must be free and fair and be a watershed moment in Nigeria’s history. But we must even aim higher.
“I want us to build an institution that is globally recognised, let it be that under our watch, INEC became the best election management body in Africa- a beacon of integrity, a model of technological efficiency and a fortress of democratic values,” he said.
He noted that INEC can conduct a world-class, technologically driven and transparent election that is beyond reproach.
“Our success in 2027 must be more than a national victory. It must be a continental standard, a proof-of-concept that demonstrates that INEC can indeed conduct a world-class technology-driven and transparent election that is beyond reproach,” he added.
