INEC Chairman Seeks Traditional Rulers’ Support For Credible 2027 Elections

The National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, has referred to as on conventional rulers in Kogi State to assist the fee’s efforts in direction of conducting clean, clear and credible elections in 2027.

Amupitan, who hails from Kogi State, made the attraction on Thursday, throughout an engagement with conventional rulers from the 21 native authorities areas of the state at Edge Drive Hotel, Lokoja.

The INEC chairman mentioned he was within the state alongside his group to evaluate the preparedness of the fee’s personnel and infrastructure forward of the 2027 normal elections and the forthcoming off-cycle governorship election.

He famous that the fee was dedicated to strengthening its operational capability by means of infrastructural upgrades and the supply of recent technological instruments to make sure seamless electoral processes.

Amupitan urged the standard establishment to leverage its affect and shut relationship with the grassroots to advertise peaceable conduct, voter consciousness and acceptance of credible electoral outcomes.

Speaking on the engagement, the Kogi State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Shehu Wahab, recommended the standard rulers for his or her sustained cooperation and synergy with the fee.

Wahab mentioned the assist of conventional establishments remained important to the success of electoral actions, notably in selling peace and making certain that residents take part actively within the democratic course of.

In their separate responses, the standard rulers pledged to convey the INEC chairman’s message to their topics, assuring the fee of their dedication to peaceable, clear and credible elections within the state.

Earlier, Amupitan commissioned the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) storage centre on the INEC headquarters in Lokoja as a part of actions geared toward strengthening the fee’s operational infrastructure forward of future elections.