The Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission INEC Professor Mahmood Yakubu has appealed to the media on to for your continuous support to work together to counter disinformation and misinformation as the 2023 General Election approaches.
Professor Yakubu made this appeal today at the third quarterly meeting with the media for 2022, held in Abuja.
He said the media has a pivotal role to play as the commission will remain transparent and provide the required information to combat the triple menace as an antidote to fake news.
INEC Chairman added that there will be need for more frequent and intense engagements with the media ahead of the election.
On PVC's, he noted the Commission is also working hard to ensure the completion of printing of remaining PVCs for new voters as well as those that applied to transfer or the replacement of their lost or damaged cards.
In the coming days, we will also inform Nigerians of the detailed plan to ensure a seamless collection of the PVCs. We are aware that Nigerians expect an improvement in the procedure for PVC collection.
He said, since the end of the CVR in July this year, we have been working to ensure that citizens have a pleasant experience when they come to collect their cards.
The meeting was well attended by the President Nigeria Union of Journalists, media Executives, National Commissioners, Secretary to the Commission, Director General of the Electoral Institute, Directors and other Senior Officials of the Commission and members of the INEC Press Corps.