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INEC CHAIRMAN DECLARES UMPIRES READINESS FOR 2023 ELECTIONS

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Proffessor Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed that the electoral body has concluded a policy on diaspora voting.

Addressing the recurrent issues around legalising diaspora voting, the INEC Chairman expressed hope that the legal obstacles preventing foreign-based Nigerians from voting will be cleared eventually.

Yakubu disclosed this while delivering a lecture at Chatham House in London Today on the topic ‘Nigeria’s 2023 Elections: Preparations and Priorities for Electoral Integrity and Inclusion’.

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