Electoral processes, media report and INEC’s credibility

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has severally defended its actions and a few inactions, proving the sanctity of the electoral processes and protecting the credibility of the Commission. In this piece, Politics Editor, TUNDE OPALANA examines strategies that INEC deploys to combat negative media war.

Since the return to democracy in 1999 after military interregnum, the electoral.managrment body conducted seven general elections and various off- cycle elections. The 1999, 2003,2007,2011,2015,2019 and 2023 elections were conducted, though each with its own challenges . But the electoral body usually carried out reviews of preceding elections to draw lessons to improve on successive ones.