INEC ‘ll Improve With Kogi, Bayelsa Guber Polls – Zakari

The acting chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Hajiya Amina Bala Zakari, has assured that The commission would improve electoral processes with the forthcoming Kogi and Bayelsa governorship elections.

She gave the assurance on Tuesday while delivering a keynote address during a public presentation of the Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room Report on 2015 General Elections, supported by the British Department for International Development (DFID), in Abuja.

She explained that the commission would apply lessons learnt from previous elections in raising the bar during the Kogi and Bayelsa outings.

She said: “In conducting elections in both states, the commission will apply lessons learnt from the previous elections beginning with the stand alone governorship elections in Anambra, Ekiti and Osun States, and the general elections.”

She explained that INEC would continue to encourage participation in the electoral process, pointing out that the commission would carry out continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise in both states, and “those registered will have their cards printed in timely fashion and voters’ transfers will also be supported for those two states.”

She called for continued support from development partners and civil society organisations.