The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has
asked political parties and politicians to shun campaigns of “divisiveness,
rancour and violence.”
This was contained in a statement titled 100 days to the
2023 general election released on Wednesday by Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of
the commission.
The INEC chairman also said the commission will not renege
on the deployment of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and INEC Result
Viewing Portal (IReV).
Mahmood also said INEC will start to release bi-weekly media
briefings followed by weekly briefings and daily briefings as election
approaches.
“As I have said
repeatedly, the commission’s allegiance is to Nigeria. Our loyalty is to
Nigerians who want free, fair, credible and verifiable elections supported by
technology, which guarantees transparent accreditation and upload of polling
unit results for citizens to view in real-time on election day,” the INEC
chairman said.
“It is for these reasons that the Bimodal Voter
Accreditation System (BVAS) and the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) were
introduced. There is no going back on the deployment of BVAS and IReV for the
2023 general election.
“Similarly, we will continue with our regular engagement
with political parties, civil society organisations, the media and other
critical stakeholders. Above all, Nigerians deserve the right to know about the
progress we are making and the challenges (if any) we confront in our
preparations for the general election.
“I seize this
opportunity to call on all citizens to participate fully in all electoral
activities, particularly the ongoing display of the register of voters for
claims and objections, as well as collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). I
also call on political parties and political leaders to conduct their campaigns
peacefully, eschewing divisiveness, rancour and violence.
“As Nigerians are aware, elections are a multi-stakeholder
activity. We will continue to play our part diligently and conscientiously. We
appeal to all stakeholders and, above all, citizens to play their own part so
that working together, we can have the elections that Nigerians yearn for, and
which the world expects from us.”
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