2023 Elections: INEC Not Using University Lecturers As Returning Officers For 2023 Election

2023 Elections: INEC Not Using University Lecturers As Returning Officers For 2023 Election

Zainab Tanimu

Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has introduced a new strategy for the 2023 general elections.

It said this time around, it has

decided that it will not use University Lecturers as returning officers for the 2023 election but rather will use only its staff for the exercise.

The National Commissioner & Chairman

Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye made this known in a press statement dated Thursday 5th January 2023, which was made available to newsmen.

To this end, INEC inaugurated the ‘Committee for National Situation Room and Collation Center’ for the 2023 general election which comprises the following.

1. Mrs. May Agbamuche-Mbu, National Commissioner – Chairperson

2. Prof. Abdullahi Abdu Zuru, National Commissioner – Member

3. Barr. Festus Okoye, National Commissioner – Member

4. Director, Electoral Operations – Member

5. Director, ICT – Member

6. Director, Planning and Monitoring – Member

7. Director, Security – Member

8. Director, Election & Party Monitoring – Member

9. Director, International Cooperation & Protocol – Member

10. Director, Research – Member

11. Director, Health Services – Member

12. Director, Estate, Works and Transport – Member

13. Chief Technical Adviser to the Chairman – Member

14. Special Adviser to the Chairman – Member

15. Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman – Member

16. Director, Commission Secretariat – Member/Secretary

The Situation Room and Collation Centre Committee was inaugurated by the Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who charged it to commence work in earnest and to discharge its responsibilities diligently.