2023 Elections: Borno CSOs lauds INEC on preparations

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Borno, have lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on its preparations toward a hitch-free 2023 general election.

The CSOs said this at a stakeholders meeting organized by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) in Maiduguri to coincide with an ECOWAS experts' pre-election fact-finding mission to the state.

Muhammed Abiso, Chairman of the state Network of Civil Society Organizations, said that INEC has recorded tremendous successes in its preparations for the 2023 poll, going by the outcome of the Anambra, Ekiti, and Osun governorship elections.

Speaking, Dr. Kwado Afari-Gyang, the head of the ECOWAS team, said the visit was similar to those carried out in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, and Kano, all aimed at ensuring a hitch-free 2023 election.

"This visit is one of the practices by ECOWAS to any member nation holding election to speak with stakeholders like CSOs, political parties, electoral bodies and security agencies on level of preparations for hitch-free election.

"Today we are wrapping up the visit here and will go back to present what we saw to the relevant bodies," the head of mission said.

Other members of the ECOWAS team included Dr. Mohammed Konneh, Mrs. Davidetta Brown, Mr. Remi Ajibewa, Dr. Francis Gabriel, Dr. Onyinye Onwuka, Dr. Eyesan Okorodudu, Mr. Nuhu Hamidu, Mr. Barou Youkou, and Mr. Abu Tura.