2027: INEC seeks traditional rulers’ support to tackle voter apathy, ensure credible elections

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has called connected accepted rulers successful Kogi State to enactment the commission's efforts to guarantee peaceful, transparent and credible elections successful 2027.

Amupitan appealed connected Thursday during a gathering with accepted rulers representing the 21 section authorities areas of Kogi State successful Lokoja.

The INEC president said the engagement was portion of the commission's appraisal of its unit and infrastructure up of the 2027 wide elections and the forthcoming off-cycle governorship election.

He urged accepted rulers to usage their power astatine the grassroots to beforehand peaceful participation, elector consciousness and acceptance of credible electoral outcomes.

According to him, "the occurrence of the electoral process requires practice betwixt INEC and accepted institutions".

Amupitan besides stressed the request for eligible voters to cod their Permanent Voter Cards, portion calling connected the monarchs to discourage governmental unit ...