INEC lists five main challenges ahead of 2023 election

 The National Electoral Commission(INEC) has listed five major challenges they may likely face during the 2023 general election. 

Festus Okoye, National Commission and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (INEC) lists the challenges at the end of a five day workshop at the weekend for review of INEC voter Education Manual. 

These challenges are: Expanding voter access to polling units in the context of a growing population, the growth of new settlements across the country and validation of the voters roll and continuous voters registration (CVR) in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Amendment of the Electoral Act that will improve the conduct of free, fair, transparent elections, deepening technology in the electoral process and rolling out voting machines for the Anambra state governorship election. 

Equally of great concern to the commission is how to increase voters turning out in the future elections and how to effectively manage electoral success recorded in the last two off season elections in Edo and Ondo states. 

Credit:TheNation