The Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Mr Festus Okoye, said this at a ‘Forum on Media Coverage of 2019 General Elections’ held in Enugu on Monday, NAN reports.
Okoye stated that 20 of the 25 certificates-of-return were withdrawn from All Progressive Congress (APC) members to other APC members; while two from People Democratic Party (PDP) members were withdrawn and issued to other PDP members.
He said that the other three were withdrawn from APC and PDP; and given to other political parties.
“Before we left INEC national headquarters on Friday; the commission has withdrawn 25 certificates-of-return from the first owners to their new owners following court orders to do that,” he said.
Okoye, however, lauded the media for its openness and robust engagement with the commission before, during and after the election, adding that the media had become critical stakeholders for the success of future elections.
He noted that the media had become the first-line of reach of the masses as well as platform for explanation of INEC political and electoral decisions.
Okoye therefore called on the media and its practitioners to dig deep into the Electoral Act to ensure that the import of the recent amended sections are made known to the public.
“The media should also centre on the aspect of using Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to resolve electoral issues especially at the party levels instead of going to the court,” he advised.
In his remark, President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr Chris Isigozu, said that the media and its practitioners enjoyed a vast and robust relationship with INEC before, during and after the elections.
Isigozu said that INEC performed creditably given the resources and length of co-operation from other stakeholders involved in the electoral processes.
“However, we are here to evaluate the entire process and see where we can strengthen our engagement and better the electoral system.
“We would be open and say it as it; so that the electoral and democratic processes can be better even as we go into off season elections,” he said.
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