Thabo Mbeki Meet With INEC Over Elections


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The Commonwealth observer mission to Nigeria has met with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu to ascertain how prepared they are for the forthcoming elections.

The leader of the Mission and former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki said the meeting was aimed at getting reports from INEC on its readiness for the conduct of the 2023 general election.

He said that the Mission will at the end of the election, write its report based on their experience in the conduct of the election.

Mbeki pointed out that Nigeria is a very important country for the commonwealth, adding that the delegation is hopeful for a free, fair, and credible election.

“We’ve got here with the full complement of the chairperson of the Commonwealth.

“We were telling the media this morning that this is the seventh election of Nigeria that we have observed.

“Nigeria is a very important country. The social impact on itself affects the social impact of the commonwealth of the continent. So it’s always very, very important that the Commonwealth would come to be with you as you hold this important election and to observe the elections.

“But of course, we come very hopeful and very confident that we will have successful, peaceful, inclusive elections that at the end, hopefully, there’ll be no problem, but that depends on yourself, the chairperson, and honorable members of INEC and many, many other people around the country who constitute your team, a very sizable team of people.

“So we’ll come here essentially, therefore, chairperson to listen to understand as much as we can, your views in terms of the preparation for the elections and anything and everything else concerning the elections that fall within the limit of the INEC. That understanding on our part as observers is important because, in the end, we will make a statement about the elections.

“But even more important, make recommendations about whatever we take in terms of this elections, therefore, as comprehensive and accurate picture as possible about the elections becomes important and INEC, being a central player in that process is very, very critical that we should listen very carefully to what INEC says about the elections.”

 


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