Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has said that the 2023 general elections will be the best ever in the country.
Yakubu who received delegations of the International Republican Institute (IRI) and that of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) on Tuesday July 19, said the meeting was the first that INEC was hosting after Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State.
Stressing that INEC would improve on its successes in subsequent elections, he added that they are working harder to deliver the 2023 general elections.
Yakubu said;
“We assure you that we will continue to work not only hard but even harder to deliver the 2023 general elections.
“As for the preparation for the 2023 general elections, I want to assure you that we promised Nigerians that Ekiti was going to be good and Ekiti was a good election.
“We promised that Osun was going to be better, Osun was a better election. We are promising that the 2023 general elections will be our best election ever and we are committed to delivering best election ever.’’
Secretary of State for Ohio, United States and leader of the delegations, Mr. Frank LaRose who acknowledged improvement in Osun governorship election said;
“I lead a delegation of high level election experts from around the region, as well as from the United States.
“These are delegations who share with you the common belief that the people of Nigeria deserve to continue to have free, fair, and acceptable elections, so we are working to prepare for the presidential election in 2023.
“We took the opportunity to visit Osun because that was only the second time election has been conducted under the new Electoral Law. We met with the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Osun and we observed many different polling locations on Election Day.
“We, however, need to first recognise the continuous improvement that INEC has made to deliver safe elections; and that is something that we were able to see first-hand.’’