The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has confessed the commission learned a lot of lesson from the conduct of the last general election.
Prof Yakubu assured the lesson learnt will guide INEC in ensuring that future elections are more credible and better
The INEC boss was speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Post Election Review Meeting of the commission, at the Radisson Blu hotel, Ikeja Lagos on Thursday.
Yakubu, while expressing the determination of his commission to continue to improve on the credibility of elections in the country, said eleven meetings have been held by INEC with crucial stakeholders since the conclusion of the last election.
“After the 2019 general election, we are more determined than ever to improve on the quality of elections in Nigeria.
“We have learnt a lot from the conduct of the last general elections. Vital lessons have been learnt from our interactions with stakeholders on how we can improve on our efforts.
“In all facets of our duties as Electoral umpires, we are determined to improve on electoral processes in the country, using the lessons we have learnt from the last general election.
“After each election, plans for the next election should promptly commence. That is what we are doing now as we pursue our determination to improve the electoral processes in future,” he said.
