We are promising that the 2023 general election will be our best election ever and we are committed to delivering the best election ever.
By Emma Ogbuehi
Basking in the euphoria of the generally acclaimed successful conduct of last Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promised that the 2023 elections will be the best ever conducted in the country.
INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, gave the assurance when he received delegations of the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Abuja.
According to him: “As for the preparation for the 2023 general election, I want to assure you that we promised Nigerians that Ekiti was going to be good and Ekiti was a good election.
“We promised that Osun was going to be better, Osun was a better election. We are promising that the 2023 general election will be our best election ever and we are committed to delivering the best election ever.
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“We are encouraged by your kind words, but there is still a lot of work to do.
“We assure you that we will continue to work not only hard but even harder to deliver the 2023 general elections.
“I have listened to some of the issues raised but perhaps, when we go into the working session there will be an opportunity for us to respond to some of the issues,’’ he told the delegation.
Mr. Frank LaRose, Secretary of State for Ohio, U.S.A and leader of the delegations, commended INEC on its various efforts at improving on the conduct of elections in Nigeria.
LaRose, who is an election commissioner in the State of Ohio, described his first visit to Nigeria as a great learning opportunity.
He urged INEC to keep improving the electoral system.
