INEC PARTNERS NBA TO PROSECUTE 215 ELECTORAL OFFENCES CASES

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC said it will prosecute 215 cases of electoral offences committed during the 2023 general elections nationwide.

INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, stated this while addressing all the Resident Electoral Commissioners at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.

He added that the electoral body will work closely with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) which he said is willing to prosecute the cases free of charge.

“We must acknowledge that there were some challenges — some, infrastructural; others, human. We are looking at the records of those who committed infractions,” Yakubu said.

 He noted that there are 215 case files from the police on electoral offences, and the NBA has submitted a list of 427 lawyers to prosecute the cases at no cost.

Analysing the polls, Yakubu said the 2023 general elections were the most prepared for when compared to previously held elections.

“The Commission has refrained from commenting on those opinions for several reasons including the fact that most of the issues are still in court.

“However, it is important that as a Commission, we take a broad overview of the Elections beginning with preparations.”