The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), on Sunday, called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to replicate the successes it recorded in Ekiti State and Osun governorship polls in the 2023 general elections.CDD, through its Election Analysis Centre (EAC) also commended INEC and other election stakeholders for the successful conduct of the Saturday’s governorship election in Osun.In its post-election statement signed by its Director, Idayat Hassan and the CDD-EAC Chairman, Prof. Adele Jinadu, the group praised all election stakeholders for what it described as a positive performance.It expressed…
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Anambra poll: CDD expresses concern over increasing failure of accreditation machines, low voters turnout
Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has expressed worry over the widely reported failure of Bi-Modal Voter Accreditation System (BIVAS) across numerous polling units by its team of observers in the Saturday Anambra governorship election. CDD Director, Idayat Hassan, raised the concern while briefing journalists on the preliminary statement on the conduct of the poll at their office’s Election Analysis Centre (EACH) in Abuja. She said the repeated malfunctioning of the accreditation machines threatened to mar the quality of the election outcome. “In several instances, the BVAS failed to recognise…
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