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INEC admits flaws in presidential polls

He said this during a meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners whiles reviewing the electoral performance of the commission at the 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections.

Professor Yakubu admitted that the election was marred with challenges which include logistics, security, technologies and staff conduct.

According to the INEC chairman, lessons have been learnt from the election and is hopeful the governorship election will be better.

“The planning for the election, the implementation came with challenges some of them unforeseen, a lot of lessons have been learnt.

As we approach the governorship state assembly election, we must work harder to overcome the challenges we experienced in the last election. Nothing else will be acceptable to Nigerians,” he said.

Following the presidential election that took place on Saturday, February 25, there were reports of illegalities, malpractices and among other complaints.

However, the INEC has said it will ensure those challenges are dealt with before the governorship election which is set to hold on Saturday, March 11.

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Source: mynigera.com

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