‘Every valid vote will count in 2027 elections’ – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that each valid ballot volition number successful the 2027 wide elections, promising to behaviour a credible process that reflects the volition of the people.

The assurance was fixed on Thursday by the Head of Voter Education and Publicity astatine INEC Kwara State, Dr Adejumo Peter, during a seminar organised by the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) successful Ilorin.

Speaking astatine the event, Dr Peter said the electoral assemblage would strictly travel its rules and procedures to guarantee that the elections are free, just and based connected the rule of 1 person, 1 vote.

“INEC successful Kwara volition travel the rules and procedures arsenic laid down by our commission. We volition guarantee that the elections are done connected a one-man, one-vote basis. At the extremity of the exercise, the result of the elections volition bespeak the volition of the people,” helium said.

He besides dismissed the content that collecting oregon hoarding Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) could power predetermination results, saying technological improvements had made specified tactics ineffective.

“INEC has done a batch truthful that radical cannot usage different person’s PVC to vot...