All Nigerians, including candidates, should uphold commitments to peace, use legal channels for grievances, and exercise patience in the post-election period.
In Progress
2023 General Elections
Medium(2)
Political Parties
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
INEC should encourage mechanisms for citizen and situation room observation (national and local) to enhance transparency and public confidence.
In Progress
2023 General Elections
Medium(2)
INEC
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
INEC should improve lighting and other infrastructure at polling units to ensure proper conduct of the close and count, especially when voting is extended into the night.
Partially Implemented
2023 General Elections
Low(1)
INEC
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
INEC should address BVAS technology challenges, including connectivity issues, speed of fingerprint recognition, and staff training, to ensure smoother accreditation.
In Progress
2023 General Elections
Medium(2)
INEC
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
INEC should improve communication in real time during election day to report challenges and updates to stakeholders.
In Progress
2023 General Elections
Low(1)
INEC
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
INEC should consider mechanisms for advance voting for polling staff, security personnel, and other essential workers to avoid disenfranchisement.
Not Implemented
2023 General Elections
Medium(2)
INEC
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
INEC should address delays in the opening of polling units, late arrival of election materials, and late deployment of polling officials to improve future elections.
In Progress
2023 General Elections
Medium(2)
INEC
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
INEC should ensure inclusivity and transparency in post-election reviews, involving political parties, citizen observers, and other stakeholders.
Partially Implemented
2023 General Elections
Low(1)
INEC
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
INEC should conduct a thorough post-election review to draw lessons from the 2023 electoral process.
Partially Implemented
2023 General Elections
Low(1)
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
Adhere to timelines provided in the Electoral Act for resolving election disputes.
Implemented
2023 General Elections
Medium(2)
Judiciary/Election Tribunals
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
Review the increasing role of the courts in resolving election disputes in the sub-region, which are mostly adversarial.
In Progress
2023 General Elections
Low(1)
Judiciary/Election Tribunals
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
Government should review the impact of major policy initiatives such as the Naira redesign and currency recirculation program deployed in an election year.
Partially Implemented
2023 General Elections
Low(1)
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
Political parties must strengthen internal vote collation systems to benchmark against INEC’s collation for accountability and transparency.
In Progress
2023 General Elections
Low(1)
Political Parties
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
Conduct bi-partisan, multi-stakeholder discussions on addressing vote buying, misinformation, and disinformation in elections.
In Progress
2023 General Elections
Low(1)
Political Parties
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
Political parties must address election-related grievances through legal frameworks and avoid acts of violence that escalate insecurity.
In Progress
2023 General Elections
Medium(2)
Political Parties
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
Promote deliberate and conscious efforts to improve female representation in governance and politics.
Not Implemented
2023 General Elections
Medium(2)
Political Parties
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
Strengthen compliance mechanisms of the Peace Accord and sanction perpetrators of electoral violence.
In Progress
2023 General Elections
Medium(2)
Political Parties
WADEMOS
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
ECOWAS should develop a framework for promoting electoral peace and security and countering election-related violence, learning from regional experience.
In Progress
2023 General Elections
Low(1)
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
INEC should promote public education for political party agents, media, and civil society on complaint procedures and resolution mechanisms during collation.
In Progress
2023 General Elections
Medium(2)
INEC
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
INEC should probe low voter turnout and work with stakeholders to address factors undermining legitimacy.
In Progress
2023 General Elections
Medium(2)
INEC
POST-ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS REPOSITORY
