2023 Polls: INEC inaugurates committees for National Situation Room, Collation Centre

January 06, (THEWILL) – Ahead of the February 25 Presidential election in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has inaugurated committees for National Situation Room and Collation Centre.

Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, inaugurated the committee in Abuja on Thursday.

A statement by Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Prof. Yakubu, would head the Collaboration Secretariat Committee, while the National Commissioner, Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu, would chair the Situation Room Committee.

“As general elections approach, the Commission establishes a National Situation Room and Collation Centre where the results of Presidential elections are collated.

“Once again, the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja will serve as the venue for this important exercise.

“Accordingly, the Commission has established two committees for this purpose.

“First is the Collation Secretariat, where Presidential results from the States will be collated. This will be headed by the Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, in exercising his constitutional responsibilities as the Chief Electoral Commissioner of the Federation and Returning Officer for the Presidential election. In addition, a few technical staff will assist him.

“The second is the Situation Room and Collation Centre Committee, which shall be responsible for the preparation of the venue, seating arrangement, utilities and services, security, the accreditation of party agents, as well as the national and international observers, media, etc”, Okoye said in a statement.

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Okoye gave the following names as members of committee:

1. Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu, National Commissioner – Chairperson

2. Prof. Abdullahi Abdu Zuru, National Commissioner – Member

3. Barr. Festus Okoye, National Commissioner – Member

4. Director, Electoral Operations – Member

5. Director, ICT – Member

7. Director, Planning and Monitoring – Member

8. Director, Security – Member

9. Director, Election & Party Monitoring – Member

10. Director, International Cooperation & Protocol – Member

11. Director, Research – Member

12 Director, Health Services – Member

13. Director, Estate, Works and Transport – Member

14 Chief Technical Adviser to the Chairman – Member

15. Special Adviser to the Chairman – Member

16. Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman – Member