INEC has begun formulating a project plan for the 2027 general election.
Nigeria News Nalin The report said that as part of its 2027 election preparations, the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) began developing its Election Project Plan (EPP) and combined lessons learned from the 2023 election to improve efficiency and credibility.
A senior official from the committee spoke with Saturday’s fisting, who revealed that the new electoral framework is designed to address logistical shortcomings and improve technical processes to ensure seamless election events in 2027.
According to INEC sources, the 2027-2031 strategic plan is also under development to replace the current 2022-2026 framework, which is scheduled to expire in December 2026.
“A significant aspect of the current effort is the preparation of another key document that will act as a bridge between 2026 and 2027 (the election year) and the current 2022-2026 plan does not cover it.
“This document will provide the basis for the 2027 EPP, ensuring continuity and seamless transition to the next election cycle,” Officials said
While the 2022-2026 strategic plan focuses on institutionalizing INEC processes, improving capacity building, professionalism, synergy between departments, and resource management, the EPP will be a more comprehensive election-specific program designed to address specific challenges observed in previous elections.
Saturday’s survey showed that the Election Project Program (EPP) was first introduced for the 2015 election and has since been used in the 2019 and 2023 elections.
But after the challenges encountered during the 2023 poll, INEC is fine-tuning its business to ensure a more seamless voting process in 2027.
“We are updating the election template to improve efficiency and reliability. The lessons learned in 2023 are shaping our approach to 2027,” he said. Source added.
The 2023 general election, with 93,469,008 registered voters in 176,846 voting units, requires extensive logistical operations involving more than 1.5 million electoral personnel, including voters, supervisors and security officials and 182,491 vehicles deployed in various terrain in Nigeria.
Despite these preparations, INEC encountered logistical and technical issues, especially as the presidential election results were uploaded, the INEC Results View (IREV) portal.
Although the results of the National Assembly election were successfully uploaded, the results of the presidential election faced delays due to technical failures.
Post-election review explores the problem with misconfiguration, which prevents the system from properly mapping presidential results that are national, rather than national-specific elections.
INEC then resolved the issue with a software update, successfully uploading the first presidential election results table later on Election Day.
