{"id":123532,"date":"2025-11-04T01:30:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T00:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=123532"},"modified":"2025-11-04T01:30:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T00:30:18","slug":"anambra-guber-again-inec-reaffirms-commitment-to-credible-transparent-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/anambra-guber-again-inec-reaffirms-commitment-to-credible-transparent-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Anambra Guber: Again, INEC Reaffirms Commitment to Credible, Transparent Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Tracy Moses<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its total readiness and unwavering commitment to deliver a credible, transparent, and peaceful governorship election in Anambra State billed for Saturday, November 8, 2025.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The election, which will mark the first major off-cycle governorship contest since the assumption of Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, as INEC Chairman, is widely seen as a litmus test for the Commission\u2019s ongoing reforms aimed at strengthening electoral integrity and public confidence in Nigeria\u2019s democratic process.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking during an inspection visit to INEC\u2019s State Office in Awka ahead of a Stakeholders\u2019 Meeting slated for Monday, November 3, 2025, Prof. Amupitan assured Nigerians that the Commission was fully equipped to conduct an election that truly reflects the will of the people.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Our duty is to the Nigerian people. We are fully prepared to deliver an election that is fair, credible, and reflective of the people\u2019s mandate,\u201d Amupitan said. He called on political parties, candidates, and security agencies to act responsibly and support a peaceful process, noting that the Commission \u201cremains resolute and undeterred in the discharge of its constitutional responsibilities.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The INEC Chairman also cautioned against what he described as \u201cefforts by vested interests to discredit the process,\u201d stressing that only collective responsibility and trust in democratic institutions can guarantee enduring electoral credibility.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Providing an operational update, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Anambra State, Dr. Elizabeth Agwu, disclosed that all non-sensitive election materials had been distributed to the 21 Local Government Areas of the state.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She further confirmed that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), INEC\u2019s flagship technology for voter authentication and results transmission, had been fully configured, tested, and certified ready for use in the election.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Every detail has been carefully handled, from the training of ad hoc staff to logistics and technical preparations,\u201d Dr. Agwu said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe have also deployed generators to key locations to guarantee uninterrupted power supply during the exercise,\u201d she added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both the INEC Chairman and the REC emphasized the Commission\u2019s determination to work collaboratively with political parties, security agencies, civil society organizations, and the media to ensure a transparent and inclusive process.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;INEC is committed to inclusivity. We will continue to carry all stakeholders along because transparency and partnership remain the bedrock of our credibility,\u201d Amupitan stressed.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As part of the final readiness assessment, the INEC Chairman led a delegation of National Commissioners, Mrs. May Agbamuche-Mbu, Malam Mohammed Kudu Haruna, Professor Abdullahi Zuru, Mr. Sam Olumekun, Prof. Sami Adam, Dr. Baba Bila, and Prof. Sunday Aja, on inspection visits to Oyi and Awka South Local Government Areas.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At both locations, Electoral Officers Mrs. Olivia Nkem (Oyi) and Mrs. Ozoagu Chinyere (Awka South) conducted the delegation around their facilities, displaying election materials already sorted and batched for deployment to Registration Area Centres (RACs).<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amupitan directed that all election materials must arrive at polling units by 7:00 a.m., with voting commencing promptly at 8:30 a.m. He further mandated that collation be conducted in the presence of party agents, and that results must strictly correspond with BVAS accreditation data to prevent discrepancies.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The INEC Chairman also revealed that robust security measures have been instituted in collaboration with security agencies to safeguard personnel, materials, and voters before, during, and after the election.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With these assurances, Amupitan reiterated that the Commission had demonstrated \u201cits operational efficiency, vigilance, and unwavering dedication to protecting the sanctity of the ballot in Anambra State.\u201d<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tracy Moses The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its total readiness and unwavering commitment to deliver a credible, transparent, and peaceful governorship election in Anambra State billed&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":98035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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