CNPP calls for audit of Nigeria’s voters' register
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Post
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties is calling for an independent forensic audit after 1,608,660 invalid records were removed and 54 officials were identified as allegedly involved in irregularities. The coalition is also demanding prosecutions and reforms ahead of the 2027 general elections, reports Daily Post Nigeria.
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), a coalition of Nigerian political parties, has called for an independent forensic audit of the voters' register managed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), ahead of the 2027 general elections. It is also calling for prosecutions of officials found guilty, reform of INEC and stronger legislation against organised electoral fraud, reports Daily Post.
The CNPP is calling for an independent investigation into 54 INEC officials identified in ten states over registration irregularities. It wants investigators to determine whether the officials acted alone or with political actors, according to a statement signed on Tuesday by James Ezema, the coalition’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary.
The coalition has also asked INEC to publish its artificial intelligence governance framework and commission independent cybersecurity audits of its digital infrastructure. It is also calling for a review of irregularities inherited from voters' registers for the 2011-2023 period, according to Daily Post.
