INEC releases guidelines for conduct of 2023 elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the legal framework that will guide the conduct of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria.

INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, said with the presentation of the Regulations and Guidelines, the Commission has concluded formal preparations for the polls.

He said the presentation was the first time the Commission was releasing the guidelines nine months to the general elections.

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The 37-page document is divided into three parts.

Part 1 deals with elections and arrangements for their conduct; Part 2 covers accreditation and voting procedure at elections while Part 3 talks about collation of election results and making of returns.