The Independent National Electoral Commission ,INEC says it will conduct a post-election review of the 2023 General Election in line with its practice over the years.

A statement signed by the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye indicates that the Commission has been holding these review meetings after every General Election since 2011.

It says the review will involve the Commission’s officials at National and State levels as well as stakeholders with a view to learning lessons and charting the way forward.

It explains that the review will commence with a meeting of the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) on first week of next month and end with the Commission’s retreat later in the year.

According to the statement, the internal review will involve the Commission’s regular and ad hoc staff t the State level, including the Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, the 774 Electoral Officers, Heads of Departments, Administrative Secretaries as well as some Presiding Officers and Collation/Returning Officers.

It also states that the external engagement will involve critical stakeholders such as political parties, security agencies, election observers, the media and service providers such as transporters that facilitated the movement of personnel and materials for the election.

It aided that the review will focus on all aspects of the electoral activities before, during and after the elections and that the Commission will welcome actionable recommendations from stakeholders towards strengthening institutional capacity for the discharge of its responsibilities and the enhancement of processes and procedures.