House Gives INEC Chairman Seven Legislative Days to Explain Readiness for 2027 Elections.
Joash Amupitan to appear before its Committee on Electoral Matters Juliet Akoje in Abuja The House of Representatives has directed the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof.
The proposed briefing may address key areas, including Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) and Permanent Voter Card (PVC) management, election logistics, deployment of electoral technologies such as the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV), training of electoral personnel, election security, risk assessment strategies, budget implementation and lessons from the recently concluded Ekiti State governorship election.
The House further requested a comprehensive report on the commission’s overall readiness for the 2027 polls.
The report may detail progress in continuous voter registration, the production and distribution of PVCs and the preparedness of electoral technology and logistical arrangements for the nationwide exercise. Other areas to be covered include the identification and mapping of difficult-to-access and challenging locations, recruitment and training of election officials, approved budgetary provisions, funds released, outstanding disbursements and the possible impact of funding shortfalls on the implementation timetable. The resolutions followed the adoption of an amendment to a motion sponsored by the Minority Whip, Hon. Mansur Manu Soro (APM, Bauchi), and the Deputy Minority Leader, Hon.
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