INEC Chairman, Yakubu MahmoodThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a statement after The Guardian in its report on Wednesday, October 18, disclosed that the credibility of the agency sunk after the 2023 elections. Secondly, the report blames the pre-election cases arising from the conduct of primary elections by political parties on INEC. Therefore, the number of election petitions filed in respect of all elective offices will certainly outnumber the total number of constituencies/elective offices. Over the last three electoral cycles, the number of election petitions may be rising but not the number of upturned elections. As of Monday 16th October 2023, out of 82 Governorship election petitions, 72 (87.8%) were either dismissed or withdrawn by the petitioners.

Source: The Guardian October 19, 2023 14:07 UTC