The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has charged Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) across the country to intensify their efforts in ensuring credible and efficient electoral processes ahead of several key elections within the next year.
Speaking at the second quarterly consultative meeting with RECs in Abuja, the INEC Chairman reminded the officials that they are full-time public servants whose responsibilities begin long before general elections.
Prof. Yakubu urged them to implement INEC’s policies without waiting for directives from the headquarters charging them to be proactive, knowledgeable, and fully committed as election happens in their various states.
According to the INEC boss, the Commission is preparing for five major elections between August 2025 and August 2026, including the Anambra and Ekiti governorship polls, as well as FCT Area Council elections.
“The Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) will resume nationwide on 18 August for online registration and 25 August for in-person. Anambra State will begin earlier, with registration taking place simultaneously in all 326 wards next week to meet legal deadlines”. Yakubu announced
Addressing recent debates over Section 65 of the Electoral Act 2022, which relates to result reviews, the INEC Chairman revealed that new supplementary guidelines would soon be published to provide clarity and consistency in result declarations.
Angel Network News (ANN) gathered that
the meeting brought together newly sworn-in RECs, National Commissioners, and senior INEC staff for what promises to be a crucial year of preparations in Nigeria’s electoral calendar.
