NBA Has Provided 427 Lawyers To Prosecute 215 Electoral Offenders For Free – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has offered it 427 lawyers to prosecute 215 electoral offenders from the 2023 general elections.

Naija News gathered that the Commission’s Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this on Tuesday during a meeting with the state Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to review the general elections.

The INEC boss said the Nigerian police force presented to the commission 215 people for various electoral infractions, and the NBA is helping in prosecuting the culprits by providing the services of 427 lawyers for free to INEC.

Yakubu said the election commission was partnering with the NBA in prosecuting those electoral offenders for the 2023 general election.

He also said the commission received the police report in the suspended Adamawa REC, Yunusa Ari, saying INEC would soon take appropriate actions against him.

This platform earlier reported that the INEC chairman was holding a meeting with all the Resident Electoral Commissioners at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja to review its activities in the 2023 general elections.

The electoral commission is also expected to discuss preparations for the off-season governorship elections in Kogi and Imo in November this year.

Naija News understands that Yakubu’s meeting with the RECs is the first of such that is opened for coverage since the 2023 General Elections were concluded.

INEC had earlier announced that it will use July 4 to August 5 to review all its activities in the last election. INEC spokesman, Festus Okoye, confirmed this in a statement saying the review would commence with a meeting of the RECs and end with the commission’s retreat.