2027: INEC to deploy first real-time election readiness tracker<\/p>\n
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is set to roll out a first-of-its-kind, real-time readiness tracker that will allow the Commission to monitor election preparations across all 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory instantly.<\/p>\n
INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this while declaring open a two-day Strategic Operational Workshop for the commission\u2019s Administrative Secretaries, on Monday in Lagos<\/p>\n
According to Amupitan the workshop will produce a standardised, Excel-based Administrative Secretary Master Operational Tracker Template, linked directly to the Commission’s Election Monitoring and Support Centre (EMSC) dashboard and the Election Project Plan (EPP).<\/p>\n
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Amuputan noted that the Commission had historically lacked a dedicated, uniform mechanism for tracking the operational duties of Administrative Secretaries, describing the new tool as one that would bridge that institutional gap.<\/p>\n
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He said that once deployed, the tracker would give Resident Electoral Commissioners, Supervising National Commissioners, the Secretary to the Commission and Headquarters instant visibility into material distribution, ad-hoc staff training and State-level readiness, replacing what he called “reactive panic with proactive management.”<\/p>\n
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The INEC Chairman said the innovation would also outlive the 2027 exercise, serving as a permanent on-boarding blueprint for future generations of Administrative Secretaries.<\/p>\n
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He linked the initiative to the Commission’s drive to keep the voter register clean and PVC collection seamless as enrolment closes in on 100 million.<\/p>\n
Amupitan described Continuous Voter Registration as one of five operational pillars under review at the workshop, alongside logistics and material management, electoral technology, ad-hoc staff optimisation, and financial compliance.<\/p>\n
Amupitan said the tracker initiative builds on lessons drawn from recent off-cycle elections, including the Osun State Governorship Election, where disciplined logistics and functioning technology delivered a transparent outcome.<\/p>\n
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He said the commission was now working to replicate that standard nationally, in the six-month window remaining before the 2027 General Election.<\/p>\n
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In his remarks, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Lagos State, Prof. Ayobami Salami, described the workshop as coming at an auspicious time in the Commission’s preparations.<\/p>\n
Salami commended the European Union, through the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN), implemented with Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI), for supporting the exercise.<\/p>\n
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Also speaking, the Secretary to the Commission, Mrs Rose Oriaran-Anthony, said the workshop would ensure Headquarters and all States operate from the same Election Project Plan.<\/p>\n
Oriaran-Anthony also said the commission would equip the Administrative Secretaries with updated knowledge of new policies, technology and administrative procedures ahead of 2027.<\/p>\n
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She said every state delegation was expected to leave the workshop with a logistics risk register, an ad-hoc recruitment and deployment plan, and a stakeholder engagement plan for the next three months, alongside the new tracker template.<\/p>\n
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The workshop, organised under the auspices of the Office of the Secretary to the Commission with support from DAI-EUSDGN, drew participation from National Commissioners, Resident Electoral Commissioners, the Director-General of The Electoral Institute, Directors from Headquarters, and Administrative Secretaries from the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory.<\/p>\n
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