The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has lamented that Nigerian politicians see election as war.
National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of the INEC, Festus Okoye who spoke at the inauguration of the Election Crisis Communication Team (ECCT) organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) on Monday August 29, added that while INEC enjoys media coverage, there is still room for strengthening the communications system of the commission.
Okoye said;
“As a result of the way elections are pursued by politicians, elections are almost akin to war. It is almost like a perennial crisis.
“However, the commission has also been doing a lot that is under-reported, shrouded in sensationalism or even misinterpreted by the general public. As we experience increasing incidents of misrepresentation of the commission, either out of insufficient appreciation of the constitutive legal instruments underlying the work of the commission; inadequate understanding of the work of the commission or other sundry issues around political positioning and contest for power.”
He also disclosed that Nigerians would elect candidates for 1,491 constituencies, comprising one presidential constituency, 28 governorship elections, 109 senatorial districts, 360 federal constituencies and 993 state assembly seats for the 2023 elections.
Okoye added;
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has lamented that Nigerian politicians see election as war.
National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of the INEC, Festus Okoye who spoke at the inauguration of the Election Crisis Communication Team (ECCT) organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) on Monday August 29, added that while INEC enjoys media coverage, there is still room for strengthening the communications system of the commission.
Okoye said;
“As a result of the way elections are pursued by politicians, elections are almost akin to war. It is almost like a perennial crisis.
“However, the commission has also been doing a lot that is under-reported, shrouded in sensationalism or even misinterpreted by the general public. As we experience increasing incidents of misrepresentation of the commission, either out of insufficient appreciation of the constitutive legal instruments underlying the work of the commission; inadequate understanding of the work of the commission or other sundry issues around political positioning and contest for power.”
He also disclosed that Nigerians would elect candidates for 1,491 constituencies, comprising one presidential constituency, 28 governorship elections, 109 senatorial districts, 360 federal constituencies and 993 state assembly seats for the 2023 elections.
Okoye added;