The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Saturday, staged mock biometric accreditation for voters ahead of this month’s presidential and parliamentary elections.
Nigerians go to the polls on February 25 to elect a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari who steps down after the maximum constitutionally-permissible two terms in office.
State governors and lawmakers will be elected two weeks later. Daily Trust reports.
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and biggest economy, has a long history of electoral malpractice, fraud and violence.
Buhari, an 80-year-old former general, has promised free and fair elections.
To promote fairness, credibility and transparency in the electoral process, the INEC introduced a voter accreditation system at 2015 and 2019 polls.
