Ahead of the Anambra State Governorship election, the Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mrs. May Agbamuche-Mbu, has assured political parties of the Commission’s preparedness to conduct a free, fair, and credible poll.
Mrs. Agbamuche-Mbu gave the assurance during the Quarterly Consultative Meeting between INEC and leaders of political parties, held at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
Stating that INEC has been working diligently to ensure the success of the upcoming election, including holding several engagements with security agencies at the national, state, and local levels,the acting Chairman confirmed that all non-sensitive materials have already been deployed to Anambra State.
Mrs. Agbamuche-Mbu commended political parties for their continued collaboration with the Commission and reiterated INEC’s commitment to deepening Nigeria’s democracy through inclusive, transparent, and credible elections.
In his remarks, the National Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Dr. Yusuf Dantalle, described the Anambra governorship election as a litmus test for the new INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, who is expected to have fully assumed office by the time the election is held.
Dantalle also revealed that IPAC had submitted far-reaching electoral reform proposals to the National Assembly which include the scrapping of State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) and transferring the responsibility for conducting local government elections to INEC, among other recommendations.
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