Improve adherence of its officials to laid down electoral laws, regulations, guidelines, processes, and procedures based on the lessons learned from past elections, especially the 2021 governorship election and the 2023 general election.
In Progress
2025 Anambra Off-cycle Elections
Low(1)
INEC
Situation Room
Very High (4)
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
The government at all levels should build a sustainable, year-round security architecture that addresses root causes of insecurity and protects elections without excessive, resource-draining deployments.
In Progress
2025 Anambra Off-cycle Elections
Low(1)
The Presidency
CDD
Medium (2)
Electoral reforms should strengthen INEC’s operational capacity through timely funding, decentralised planning, consistent communication, real-time result publication, early voting for essential personnel, and comprehensive staff training.
Partially Implemented
2025 Anambra Off-cycle Elections
Low(1)
National Assembly (NASS)
CDD
Very High (4)
INEC should strengthen logistics by ensuring timely deployment of materials and personnel, conducting risk assessments and contingency planning, and training ad-hoc staff on accurate result collation.
In Progress
Edo State 2023 Governorship Election
Low(1)
INEC
Situation Room
Very High (4)
Provide update on the number of arrests made during the elections and information on the disciplinary steps taken against its officers who enabled any form of election malpractice or manipulation.
Partially Implemented
Edo State 2023 Governorship Election
Low(1)
Security Agencies (Police/Civil Defence - NSCDC/Military)
Situation Room
High (3)
Collaborate with INEC and security agencies to enhance electoral transparency and accountability through dialogue, observation, and addressing issues like vote buying and voter intimidation.
In Progress
Ondo State 2023 Governorship Election
Low(1)
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)
Situation Room
Very High (4)
Political parties should act transparently and be held accountable, with INEC and stakeholders enforcing stronger regulations to ensure compliance with the Electoral Act on primaries and candidate selection.
Partially Implemented
Ondo State 2023 Governorship Election
Low(1)
INEC
Situation Room
High (3)
Stakeholders should establish accountability measures for political parties, including clear criteria for candidates to appear on the ballot, to ensure competitive and orderly elections.
Partially Implemented
Ondo State 2023 Governorship Election
Low(1)
Political Parties
Situation Room
High (3)
INEC and the State should ensure full accessibility for voters with disabilities by properly training officials, providing necessary assistive tools, and making polling and public facilities disability-friendly.
In Progress
Ondo State 2023 Governorship Election
Low(1)
INEC
YIAGA Africa
Very High (4)
INEC should collaborate with factchecking coalitions and social media platforms to flag, contextualise or remove election related disinformation consistent with human-rights standards.
Partially Implemented
Some elements of the recommendation have been implemented, but not fully. Work may have stopped.
2027 General Elections
CREDIBILITY THRESHOLD FOR 2027 GENERAL ELECTION
INEC should publish datasets (turnout, PU-level results, logistics deployment) in machine-readable formats (CSV/JSON) under open licence.
Partially Implemented
Some elements of the recommendation have been implemented, but not fully. Work may have stopped.
2027 General Elections
CREDIBILITY THRESHOLD FOR 2027 GENERAL ELECTION
INEC to maintain 24/7 Election Information Centre with daily situation briefs during critical phases.
Partially Implemented
Some elements of the recommendation have been implemented, but not fully. Work may have stopped.
2027 General Elections
CREDIBILITY THRESHOLD FOR 2027 GENERAL ELECTION
INEC should leverage youth influencers, schools and faith-based networks; address gender equality, PWD and anti-disinformation themes.
Partially Implemented
Some elements of the recommendation have been implemented, but not fully. Work may have stopped.
2027 General Elections
CREDIBILITY THRESHOLD FOR 2027 GENERAL ELECTION
INEC and NOA to run a 24-month integrated civic education plan using local languages, sign language and community radio.
Partially Implemented
Some elements of the recommendation have been implemented, but not fully. Work may have stopped.
2027 General Elections
CREDIBILITY THRESHOLD FOR 2027 GENERAL ELECTION
INEC should ensure that the Voter Register is displayed in a manner that gives access to persons with mobility challenges on election day.
In Progress
Conversation may have begun for its implementation or implementation has started and is ongoing.
OR
Where applicable, a Bill may have been introduced/passed/assented to by the President.
2027 General Elections
CREDIBILITY THRESHOLD FOR 2027 GENERAL ELECTION
INEC should recruit, train, and mobilize a sufficient number of Registration Area Technical Assistants (RATECHs) to deal with complaints of malfunctioning devices on election day.
Partially Implemented
Some elements of the recommendation have been implemented, but not fully. Work may have stopped.
2027 General Elections
CREDIBILITY THRESHOLD FOR 2027 GENERAL ELECTION
INEC should procure and distribute a sufficient number of functional electronic accreditation devices to ensure that faulty devices are quickly replaced if they cannot be repaired.
In Progress
Conversation may have begun for its implementation or implementation has started and is ongoing.
OR
Where applicable, a Bill may have been introduced/passed/assented to by the President.
2027 General Elections
CREDIBILITY THRESHOLD FOR 2027 GENERAL ELECTION
INEC to conduct a thorough audit of the voter register to remove multiple registrations, deceased, and under-aged voters.
In Progress
Conversation may have begun for its implementation or implementation has started and is ongoing.
OR
Where applicable, a Bill may have been introduced/passed/assented to by the President.
2027 General Elections
CREDIBILITY THRESHOLD FOR 2027 GENERAL ELECTION
INEC should improve the system of issuing citizens with Permanent Voter Cards (or any other valid means of identification during voter accreditation) after registration.
Partially Implemented
Some elements of the recommendation have been implemented, but not fully. Work may have stopped.
2027 General Elections
CREDIBILITY THRESHOLD FOR 2027 GENERAL ELECTION
INEC should adopt measures to ensure that eligible voters who are amputees and those affected by leprosy can register as voters and vote.
In Progress
Conversation may have begun for its implementation or implementation has started and is ongoing.
OR
Where applicable, a Bill may have been introduced/passed/assented to by the President.
2027 General Elections
CREDIBILITY THRESHOLD FOR 2027 GENERAL ELECTION
