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March 27, 2019
TheIndependent National Electoral Commission,INEC says it will embark onaggressive constitutional and electoral reforms to enhance the integrity of theelectoral process.
Thecommission also promised to consider the duality of electronic and manualcollation and transmission of results to prevent noticeable lapses.
ANational Commissioner of INEC, Festus Okoye made this known on Wednesday inEnugu during the presentation of Certificates of Return to elected members ofstate assembly, governor and deputy governor-elect in the March 9 elections.
Okoye,who is the commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education, said thatthe commission could no longer afford to plan in an uncertain environment.
Hesaid that a section of the political class had refused to imbibe the democraticspirit that puts obedience and respect to constitutional dictates at thecentre.
Hesaid that INEC would take steps that would prevent political thugs fromstorming collation centres in search of results.
Thecommissioner charged the beneficiaries of the certificates to live up to theexpectations of their people.