The meeting, according to Mr. Aggrey - Fynn, is to enable the members take decisions on the operations of
the electoral management body.
The electoral management body arrived at that conclusion when it released its investigative report regarding the sacking of two of its officials in July for reportedly verifying Dr. Bawumia at his Walewale residence during the just ended verification exercise.
He said having
an electoral management body to take those administrative decisions was key to the successful conduct of this year's elections.
The chairperson of
the electoral management body (EMB) Charlotte Osei said giving legal backing to IPAC will give political parties the powers to dictate to the EC, which will be inimical to the functions of the independent establishment.
«The first lesson from the 2015 general elections is that a strong and professional
electoral management body with a strong leadership is indispensable in ensuring credible elections in Nigeria,» Barrister Okoye noted.
According to the Daily Guide publication, Mr. Aggrey - Fynn is dissatisfied that Madam Charlotte Osei is managing
the electoral management body as though she were a sole Commissioner.
It seems there is no end in sight for the troubles of the Electoral Commission (EC) as it has emerged that
the electoral management body auctioned 40 of its vehicles in 2013 to its members of staff.
Not exact matches
The employees have accused Mrs. Osei of corruption, breaching public procurement regulations and disregarding administrative procedures in her
management of the
electoral body.
He said: «Election
Management Bodies in our sub-regions and beyond have deployed technology in one way or another to improve on the processes, administration and outcome of elections, ranging from training and capacity - building for
electoral officials, promotion of inclusivity in the
electoral process (youths, women, PWDs, IDPs and out - of - country / diaspora voters), the biometric registration of voters, delineation of
electoral constituencies, geo - referencing of existing as well as the creation of new polling units, establishment of robust electronic databases, accreditation of voters during elections, actual voting and the speedy and more accurate collation / transmission of results.
Prof. Yakubu, who led the ECONEC Needs Assessment and Solidarity Missions to Sierra Leone and Liberia last July, noted that the «integrity and moral force,» which the former president and his colleagues brought to
electoral processes, facilitated the work of election
management bodies on the continent, noting that all the 15 ECOWAS countries are now running democratic governments.
She said, «Election
management bodies face the formidable challenge of ensuring that stakeholders have trust in the
electoral process.