“We’re addressing every flaw that undermined past elections in Niger” — INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, successful Niger State has assured residents that it is addressing the shortcomings that affected erstwhile elections, expressing assurance that the 2027 wide elections volition beryllium much credible, transparent, inclusive and secure, with nary eligible elector disenfranchised.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, successful the state, Dr Oliver Tersoo Agundu, gave the assurance during an interactive league with civilian nine organisations (CSOs) and journalists astatine the commission’s office successful Minna.

Agundu said the committee had identified logistical and operational gaps witnessed successful erstwhile elections and was implementing measures to fortify the integrity of the electoral process.

According to him, credible elections tin lone beryllium achieved erstwhile they are inclusive and participatory, stressing that eligible voters indispensable consciousness harmless capable to travel retired and formed their ballots.

He disclosed that INEC was moving intimately with information agencies successful Niger State to guarantee capable information before, during and aft the elections.

On internally displaced persons, IDPs, Agundu said the committee was processing modalities to guarantee they were not excluded from the electoral process adding that INEC has visited each information agencies successful the authorities for collaboration towards occurrence 2027 ...