Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says no electoral process is
perfect.
Yakubu spoke at the opening of
the post-2019 elections review meeting in Abuja.
About 380 electoral officers (EO)
from 19 states across the country reportedly attended the programme.
The INEC chairman said criticism
would improve the electoral process, urging the electoral officers to come up
with suggestions that could assist the commission in its performance.
“No democracy, no electoral
process is perfect. Every democracy is work-in-progress. So, feel free to
suggest, advice on all issues relating to the conduct of elections, on the
whole gamut. And, you have the protection of the chairman that whatever you say
will not be held against you,” Yakubu said.
“Criticisms on the elections
would help to improve the country’s electoral process. Please, feel free to
advise the commission. Where we need to be criticised or criticise ourselves,
please do so. I consistently say that friends will criticise you, but your
enemies will condemn you. But criticism is the basis to make any system work.
“Anything that anybody can say
about the conduct of elections in Nigeria is secondary to the kind of
information we are going to hear from those who truly conduct elections at
levels that matter -the polling units.”
The European Union Election
Observation Mission to Nigeria had highlighted some of the challenges of the
2019 general election, saying there were areas were improvements were recorded
compared to 2015.
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