INEC adopts Osun election as benchmark for 2027 – Amupitan

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INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Friday when he received the Chargé d’Affaires of Canada to Nigeria, David Sproule, who led a delegation of the Canadian High Commission on a courtesy visit to the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.

Amupitan said INEC had continued to use recent off-cycle elections as testing grounds for electoral reforms and operational improvements, including the Anambra State governorship election, the FCT Area Council elections and the Ekiti State governorship election.

He said the Osun governorship election, held on August 15, had emerged as a significant benchmark for the commission.

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According to Amupitan, 3,556 of the 3,763 polling units, representing 94.5 per cent, opened for accreditation and voting by 8:30am during the election.

He also cited what he described as optimal BVAS performance, seamless result uploads on the IReV portal and proactive crisis management.

“We view the success in Osun not as a final destination, but as the gold standard that will guide our preparations for 2027,” Amupitan stated.

The INEC chairman said the commission had already commenced preparations for the 2027 general election, adding that the statutory commencement of public campaigns and rallies began on August 19.

He also disclosed that INEC participated in the signing of the First National Peace Accord on Issue-Based Campaigns by presidential candidates on August 18 under the auspices of the National Peace Committee.

Amupitan identified five key areas of strategic focus for INEC ahead of the 2027 elections: “consolidating technological gains, deepening electoral inclusivity, strengthening institutional capacity and technical support, countering misinformation and safeguarding electoral integrity, and conducting a nationwide mock accreditation exercise in November 2026.”

📰 Source: Punch Nigeria

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