2027: Amupitan Tasks INEC Staff on Election Credibility, Seeks Monarchs’ Support.
Joash Amupitan, has urged the staff of the organisation to work towards credible polls in Ibrahim Oyewale in Lokoja The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof.
Amupitan noted that electoral credibility cannot be produced overnight through sudden rhetoric on the eve of the polls, stressing that it required urgency of preparation and operational rigor.
The INEC chair spoke during an interactive meeting with the staff of the commission in the North-central zone for readiness assessment towards the general elections in Lokoja at weekend.
Amupitan explained that engagement with the staff had become imperative in view of the ongoing preparations by INEC ahead of the 2027 general elections across the country. He explained that electoral credibility is built through painstaking preparation, professional ethics, technological investment, robust staff welfare, and methodological advancement of administrative processes long before the first ballot is cast. He urged the staff to be more professional, noting that within a short period the commission has conducted elections in Anambra, Ekiti and Osun seamlessly and conducted FCT Councils elections without major issues. He said: “We gather here today in Lokoja to evaluate our operational standing and engage directly with our key personnel who uphold electoral integrity across this important zone.
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