After a keen contest, Nigeria’s
representative and Chairman of the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday emerged President
of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC).
In the election held during a meeting of
the ECOWAS electoral commissions, Yakubu garnered 10 votes to defeat
Guinean representative who got four votes.
The Republic of Benin and Guinea Bissau
emerged first and second vice-presidents respectively, while Burkina
Faso clinched the position of treasurer.
In a statement issued by the Chief Press
Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Lawrence Oyekanmi, he said the
election of Yakubu followed two days of intensive deliberations on how
to deepen the conduct of free, transparent and credible elections and by
extension strengthen democracy in the sub-region.
According to Oyekamni, the three-day
meeting, which began on March 27 in Cotonou, Republic of Benin focused
on constitutional and legal frameworks, civic and voter registration,
register of voters, electoral logistics, results collation and
transmission and technological innovations among others.
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