This warning was issued by Samuel Itodo, the organization\u2019s founder during an interview with AriseTV \u201cMorning Show\u201d on Monday.<\/p>\n
Itodo\u2019s caution came in the aftermath of a clarification by the Independent National Electoral Commission over the mandate regarding electronic transmission of results.<\/p>\n
The INEC, on Sunday, had assured Nigerians that the electronic transmission of election results has come to stay in the country.<\/p>\n
The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr. Festus Okoye, stated this in a statement titled: \u201cClarification on Electronic Transmission of Election Result\u201d in Abuja.<\/p>\n
Okoye said electronic transmission of results would be deployed for the 2023 general elections.<\/p>\n
He said the commission\u2019s attention had been drawn to a misunderstanding arising from a recent short interview granted to a national newspaper on the procedure for result management during elections.<\/p>\n
During the interview on Monday, the YIAGA Africa founder expressed concerns about the composition of Resident Electoral Commissioners within the INEC.<\/p>\n
According to him, some of the RECs were either affiliated with some political parties or under investigations due to corruption allegations.<\/p>\n
Itodo warned that this might imperil the Electoral process while urging the National Assembly to ensure thorough scrutiny ahead of the 2023 polls.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cAs a civil society group, we gave expressed concerns about the composition of the INEC leadership because some of the RECs rarely affiliated to some political parties or accused of corruption charges.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is disturbing and we hope the Senate will scrutinise some of these names because some of these parties aim to hijack the process.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe threshold for measuring the election credibility are contained in the Electoral Act and all stakeholders have to hold INEC accountable in order to ensure a fair process.\u201d<\/p>\n
Regarding the halt in the continuous voters\u2019 registration exercise, YIAGA Africa empathized with the Commission due to the need over adherence to timeline in order to avoid disruptions.<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, Itodo advised a need to decentralization of the CVR, with emphasis on distribution rather than collection.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wish the timeline was extended due to challenges encountered by some Nigerians but the commission said there are several steps with a rigid timeline for these steps. This is necessary to meet up with the timeline for the polls.<\/p>\n
\u201cINEC needs to review its protocols for PVC and ensure distribution, not collection because going to the LG is a disincentive for some people,\u201d Itodo noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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