The Chairman, Planning, Monitoring and Strategic committee of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Dr. Mohammad Lecky, on Monday in Kano said the commission is poised to conduct credible, transparent and rancour free 2019 general elections, which will be far better and more effective than the previous elections in the country.
Lecky who spoke at the opening of a three day capacity building for 95 state training officers (STO) drew from 36 states including the Federal capital territory, on implementers of election master trainers, said that the Election Monitoring and Support Center is, thus a strategy of the commission for effective support monitory and evaluation system for the delivery of the 2019 general elections which will involve the deployment of tools and systems as participants at this workshop, to interrogate and internalise by ensuring that, the process know how is effectively cascaded at the states level.
Lecky who was represented by the acting director general, INEC electoral institute, Dr. Sa’ad Umar Idris said, the workshop was in collaboration with European Centre for Electoral Supports (ECES) muted at the Election Project Plan (EPP), to unveil the structure and process for implementation and formation for an operational support framework to be used for tracking the implementation of election project plan of (INEC).
According to him, the primary objectives of the EMSC implementers are basically to familiarize the state trainers with the structure and operations of the EMSC at both national and state levels, checklist and date requirement, adapt the EPP state specific plans in line with the broad framework as well as its communication flow.
Lecky noted that the workshop most importantly seeks to critique the training materials expected to be used for the cascade training and also to sensitize participants on their expected roles and improve their capacities to deliver credible and fair elections in the state.
He hailed the ECES for their supports and efforts to improve the electoral process adding that without their tremendous support and contribution, the commission would not be able to have achieved the modest successes recorded in the recent circled elections, described as free, fair, credible and peaceful.
The representative of the intervention agency, ECES, Mr. Fabien Marie said the support on INEC electoral processes were part of ECES to ensure credible and peaceful elections in Nigeria. He said ECES is confidence that INEC will conduct credible elections come 2019 in the country.
