By JAMILA ABBA
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed it’s readiness in ensuring a free, fair, credible and transparent general elections come January 2027.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Taraba State,Alh. Sa’ad Umar Idris stated this during a stakeholders meeting on Election Readiness, PVC distribution and collaboration towards the 2027 general elections.
The State INEC boss further used the forum to express the commission’s readiness for 2027 general elections,
and also expressed its willingness to conduct a mock accreditation exercise in November, 2026.
He added that,the renovation of some of their offices have commenced and on-going, adding that,the training of staff has already begun in different fields, and will cascade down to ad-hoc staff as the date of the general elections approaches.
On the issues of recruitment of election officials, which the exercise he revealed commenced on 18th September, 2026, Idris encouraged all eligible and interested citizens to apply via pres.inecnigeria.org, before it closes on 18th November, 2026.
With repeated assurances of transparency, credible, free and fair 2027 election, the State INEC chairman reiterated the need for all and sundry to know that peace is not the job of one agency but a duty for all.
He urged the media and civil society organizations to verify all information before they publish, stressing that as the election draws near, and owing to the advent of AI, there will be fake news, AI generated content to spread misinformation, rumours, and false claims, in an attempt to inflame sentiments.
COV/JAMILA ABBA
