2023 Election

Olaitan Oye-Adeitan The 2023 General Election is just around the corner. As Nigerians prepare for the election, the Independent National Electoral ...

Nigerians will go to the polls on February 25 to elect a new president and members of the National Assembly. This marks the 7th in unbroken sequence of ...

It finds that the parties articulated moderately divergent emphases while remaining largely consonant on the contentious economic questions of the period. While insecurity appears likely to contribute to the trend of declining voter turnouts observed in previous elections, the apparent increase in political interest, particularly among young voters, as reflected in the spike in the collection of voters cards ahead of the election might mark a countervailing trend. Nigerians will go to the polls on February 25 to elect a new president and members of the National Assembly.

Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku reckons the electoral body has prepared relatively well for the elections. Many Nigerians believe that election is democracy and ...

But on the whole, what INEC has done with making online the accreditation of journalists is one example that the INEC under the Mahmoud Yakubu is serious about getting its act right. Journalists seeking to cover the 2023 Presidential and Governorship Elections were expected to produce several documentations – ID cards, evidence of their work either in the areas of elections or otherwise. And that step would be for INEC to empower journalists on the field to produce reports from their experiences on the field, apart from their regular press reports. Mostly because governance systems within the media is governed by anathema aka beats, the paddy–paddy and hunhunhun, only those in favour of the chap in charge of either the chapel or otherwise will get the nod whether they are fit or not. We have observed over the years that our people are hardly interested in any other processes that precede the elections or those that come after it, except perhaps to participate in riots if a preferred candidate has not won. Yes, voting is one of our responsibilities as stakeholders but certainly not the only one of them.

To create awareness and advocate for a violence-free 2023 election in Nigeria, West Africa Network for Peacebuilding WANEP-Nigeria in...

We can exercise our fundamental rights as citizens of Nigeria in a well organised and peaceful manner devoid of violence.’’ “Among its most worrisome manifestations are the attacks on facilities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria’s election management body. The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding, Nigeria (WANEP-Nigeria), she said had noted with deep concern the persistence spate of insecurity and violence in the country with untold consequences on the lives and livelihoods of the citizenry.

You may know how to find your way around the polls as a first-time voter, but do you know what happens in your ward with the results?

The use of the electronic process also applies from the polling unit to all the levels of collation. There will also be voting on March 11 for the state assembly and gubernatorial (governorship) candidates. It is also done this way so that collation officers can have access to the IReV. [election results live](https://www.zikoko.com/2023-nigeria-election-results/) as they are being collated and verified on the INEC server. These include the You also need to know how your votes are compiled and how a winner emerges.

ON Saturday, February 25, 2023, Nigerians will vote in an election to select the successor to the incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari. This will be the ...

Second, 2023 will mark the first time in a quarter of a century that the leading candidate in a Nigerian presidential election is not a soldier and the first in two decades in which Muhammadu Buhari will not be on the ballot. This on its own could be challenging for the country and one question to be answered in this election could be whether the country has the imagination and resilience to find pathways beyond these traditional fissures. With underlying insecurity, the promise of the B-VAS as the cure-all solution to election malpractice in Nigeria may be more bluster than believable. Of the soldiers who were on the scene in 1966, Buhari is the last to leave the public stage at the end of nearly six decades of unbroken dominance of Nigeria’s public space. Muhammadu Buhari, a retired two-star general, who is term-limited, will be in May 2023, bringing the curtains down on a long and chequered line of soldiers at the highest levels of politics and state-craft in Nigeria. A six-year-long hiatus ensued at the end of which the country returned eventually to government founded on electoral legitimacy in 1979.

By Tunji Light Ariyomo This is the second presidential election since 2003 whereby I have played no role. Other than my occasional biased group chats […]

By Saturday this week, the ball shall be in the court of Nigerians. If the presidential election contest was based solely on the merit of preparation or a referendum on the most prepared and the most hardworking, he probably would simply await coronation or be rivaled only by Atiku who share a similar pedigree. Hopefully, by mid-day on Sunday, we should have an idea of who is forming the next government. Yet, it must be said that Dr.Kwankwanso is beloved by a massive talakawa base in the North with a corresponding presence in Sabos across the country. But he knows this is his best chance, especially with a politician of the status of Muhamadu Buhari off the ballot. The man Peter Obi, warts and all, captured the imagination of the ordinary Nigerian better than any other candidate in this election. If he was from Northern Nigeria, he would unlikely be confronting the present level of intense resistance. We have had an extraordinary experience wherein the public speeches of the principal political actors in a government formed by the ruling party, have strongly supported the candidate of the ruling party -whereas their body language and faux pas have been precariously against that candidate. He has polled better with ordinary Nigerians in many parts of Southern Nigeria and the North Central where he currently enjoys fever-pitch support among the mekunus. So, in realistic terms, this is his only chance, his last chance, and his best chance. Other than my occasional biased group chats and Facebook posts, by commission or omission, neither myself nor anyone from my camp was involved for or against any of the candidates in the current election cycle. For instance, how does triggering intense public anger and hatred against the ruling party weeks and days before an election translate to a popular vote for that party?They have simply been removing specks from the candidate’s eyes with fingers smeared with pepper paste!

Electorates have been urged to witness the entire process of the 2023 election so as to ensure transparency and avoid controversies during and after voting.

In a situation with a poor network to transmit the result, electorates can accompany the INEC official with the BVAS to the nearest location with the network and verify the result is transmitted electronically. The winner of the presidential poll is expected to have 25% of the votes cast in at least two-thirds of all the states, including the FCT. Similarly, electorates are to request the INEC official to post the polling result at the polling unit using Form EC60E. [ the correct information ](https://www.legit.ng/politics/1518766-2023-election-5-key-voters-bvas-polls/)before heading to the polling units. Meanwhile, ahead of the 2023 polls, electorates have been urged to equip themselves with It is essential to note that electorates can accompany the INEC officials and electoral materials to the ward collation centre to monitor the process. Electorates have been urged to remain at their polling units to monitor the collation, sorting and counting of the ballot papers for more transparent and accountable polls. [INEC](https://www.legit.ng/tag/inec-latest-news/) officials present at the polling unit take a picture of the authentic result sheet for the polling unit using the BVAS only. - When there is no good internet network to transmit election results, electorates are urged to accompany the INEC officials to the nearest area with a good internet network With less than a week to the 2023 presidential elections, electorates have been urged to equip themselves with adequate information to combat electoral fraud. In this case, electorates are urged to cross-check and double-check some essential materials at the polling units. - Ahead of the 2023 general elections, electorates have been urged to protect their votes at all costs after voting

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At end of the training, the participants were asked whether they are ready for the election with the level of training received, and they all assured the public that with the level of training acquired the election would definitely be hitch Free. He commended the effort of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF) for the training programmes initiated. He appreciates the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, NEAPS, fdc, CFR for his commitment to training, retaining and ensuring quality service.

The moment Nigerians and members of the international community have been waiting for, with bated breath, has arrived: the conduct of the 2023 General.

By the same token, for a candidate to emerge victorious in a governorship race, he/she must score the highest votes in such an election and win at least 25 per cent of the votes in two-thirds of the local government areas of the state. At the level of the commission, the conduct of the elections shall be monitored through its Situation Room and Collation Centre. In this capacity, he shall be assisted by a number of national commissioners and other technical staff, who input the results as they are forwarded and presented from the states by the respective Returning Officers. The commission’s social media handles (Website: www.inecnigeria.org; Twitter: @inecnigeria; Facebook: www.facebook.com/inecnigeria) and telephone lines (070-CALL-INEC(0700-2255-4632, etc) are open to Nigerians to send in complaints, which are then responded to, real time, by a team of dedicated and ICT-savvy staff. The results shall be inputted into the result sheets, the Form EC8A and the Form 60E. Apart from the army of staff deployed to conduct the elections, thousands of supervisors will be deployed at the ward, local government and state levels. The remit of these supervisors is to report and escalate, timeously, any untoward event(s) to the Situation Room for further and immediate remedy. The Form EC8A and the list of accredited voters shall further be uploaded on the INEC Results Viewing Portal (IReV). The fact that the results are transmitted and collated in the full glare of eagle-eyed agents, observers and journalists confers integrity and transparency to the process. What is key is that all the candidates shall be represented by their agents up to the presidential collation stage. Thereafter, the voter shall be verified and authenticated, using the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) device. This is one of the largest deployments of men and materials in peace time.

Some of the polls have predicted a runoff of the presidential election which has never happened since 1999 when Nigeria...

As Nigerians file out to elect a new president in a couple of days, it is necessary to remind the electorate that a country’s future and destiny are shaped by the choice of the personality they elect. Of importance is the failure to punish perpetrators of violence in the past elections which has sustained a climate of impunity that is visibly seen in 2023. It is strongly believed that the mitigating measures, if any, that INEC has in place would allay the fears of stakeholders and citizens that the elections will take place peacefully without any major hitches. The outcome of results during the elections on February 25, and March 11, 2023 will provide the answers to the question. We need to change this narrative as we prepare for the next elections starting in a couple of day from now. “Among other innovations, the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) is expected to improve the transparency of election results and increase public confidence in electoral outcomes in recent elections.” Will the technological innovations to be used in the 2023 elections be the game changer? The implementation of the Naira redesign policy has not done much to inspire the confidence of the people. There are emerging threats to democracy such as rising insecurity, corruption, lack of economic mobility and new digital surveillance technologies which the country must focus on before the forthcoming elections. The INEC boss requested the CBN to address the concerns of the people related to cash withdrawal policy because many of INEC’s service providers have no bank accounts. But many public intellectuals and political pundits have questioned whether the results of such polls irrespective of the methodologies and platforms used in conducting the exercise, can ever truly reflect the will of ordinary Nigerians. But it’s not just voter polls; governments both at national and sub-national levels are not paying closer attention to the feelings of the people. Gabon, Liberia, DR Congo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Zimbabwe and Nigeria are some of the countries that will have elections at various times during the year.

With a few days to the Nigeria's general elections and as part of its contribution on political education, a Lagos based Islamic school, Flower and Hearts ...

According to the school’s Proprietress, Mrs. Maryam Omoyele, the school usually pick a theme for its term based on the current situation of things in the country and since it’s period of election, the theme on Islam, Citizenship and Democracy was considered. With a few days to Nigeria’s general election and as part of its contribution to political education, a Lagos based school, Flowers and Heart Nursery and Primary School has sensitised its pupils as well as parents on their civil rights against ‘political apathy’.