Mr Yakubu made the disclosure at an everyday consultative assembly of Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, on Tuesday in Abuja.
He mentioned that the fee was doing this in pursuant to the fee’s energy to challenge laws, pointers and manuals to offer impact to the provisions of Electoral Act.
“As we method the bye-elections, the off-cycle governorship elections and in the end, the 2027 common election, the fee is worried with the varied interpretations given to the availability of Part 65 of the Electoral Act 2022 on the evaluation of election outcomes,” he mentioned.
Mr Yakubu mentioned that the fee was engaged on a complement to the Laws and Tips for the Conduct of Elections, 2022 to offer readability on the evaluation of declaration and return at elections.
This, he mentioned, was in keeping with INEC’s powers to challenge laws, pointers and manuals to offer impact to the provisions of the Electoral Act and its administration.
“As quickly because the fee takes a choice, maybe as early as this week, the supplementary laws and pointers will probably be uploaded to our web site and different platforms for public info,’’ he mentioned.
The INEC chairman referred to as on RECs to offer the fee with info on their plans to boost voter entry to polling items by decongesting a few of them or in different areas.
These, in response to him, embody: cleaning-up of the voters’ register, deepening their engagements with electoral stakeholders at state and native authorities ranges, the administration of electoral logistics and election safety.
Mr Yakubu additionally tasked the RECs to enhance their data and intensify efforts in discharging their duties extra successfully and effectively.
“I want to remind you that your work doesn’t start as the final election approaches. You’re full-time commissioners.
“There are insurance policies and procedural points already decided by the fee which must be applied with out prompting from the headquarters in Abuja.
“A few of you’re already doing so, however you’ll want to intensify your efforts.
“You don’t want an elaborate convention or workshop to construct the capability of your employees to enhance on their data of latest insurance policies and sensible improvements launched by the fee to enhance electoral service supply to Nigerians,’’ he mentioned.
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