The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed its readiness to assist its counterpart from the Republic of Chad to conduct free, fair and credible parliamentary elections.

INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu gave the assurance when he received delegation of Chad’s Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), led by its Vice Chairman, Mr. Adama Djibert, to INEC headquarters on Friday in Abuja.

He commended Djibert for acknowledging Nigeria’s support to Chad’s electoral process and democracy in the recent past
Yakubu pledged that the INEC would work within its powers to offer technical assistance in certain areas for the conduct of the elections.

“Both at this meeting and in our private discussion in the office, you raised a number of issues and I want to respond as follows.

“The first issue is insecurity resulting in the displacement of citizens including voters.

“One area we can share the experience with the Republic of Chad in this regard is to share with you our framework for Internationally Displaced Persons (IDPs) voting.

“The second area is in the registration of voters and the preparation for voters register; we will share the experience with you in this regard as well.

“We will also share the experience with you in deepening stakeholders’ engagement, particularly with respect to Political parties, civil society organisations, and the Media.”

“As you prepare for the parliamentary elections, one important area we will discuss is inclusivity for women, youths, and persons with disabilities,” he said.

Yakubu said that for material assistance, it was entirely a bilateral matter between the Chadian and the Nigerian governments.

“I am happy that the man in charge of our embassy in chad is here. If there is anything we can do to facilitate this we will do so.

“Arising from the meeting, I want to propose that we set up two technical teams from the two countries’ electoral bodies.

“We will be very happy to welcome the team from Chad to come and understudy our processes and procedures in Nigeria.

“On your request, we will also be happy to send a team of experts from Nigeria to see how we can further collaborate.

“Be rest assured that if there is anything of value that you think Nigeria can share with the Republic of Chad for the purpose of organising free, fair and credible elections, consider us your friends and brothers.

“We will support you in any way that we can,” Yakubu said.

Speaking earlier, Djibert solicited the supports of Nigeria in the conduct of its forthcoming parliamentary elections.

Djibert said that present parliamentary members of Chad, whose four years tenure was supposed to end on June 21, 2019, had practically completed two tenures.

This, according to him, was due to some problems including insecurity, especially Book Haram facing the country, which made Chad close its borders with Libya, Sudan, and the Central African Republic, while declaring a state of emergency in those borders.

Djibert said they were in INEC to appreciate the good bilateral relationship between Nigeria and Chad, the presidents of the two countries, as well as Nigeria’s previous interventions in the past elections in Chad, especially in 2016.

He said that Nigeria had to be the first country to intervene in different forms of supports for the elections in Chad.

“We have considered Nigeria as a brother. That is why we still turn our face to you and in that respect to seek for your assistance for the conduct of elections in Chad.

“We understand that Nigeria is participating in the UN basket fund, but as I am talking, I want to make it clear that none of the countries, not even organisation, has come to help the Republic of Chad.

“We have received some promises from the European Union, but up till now, there is nothing tangible from there.

“Now we have taken the matter to a bilateral electoral relationship. That is we have turned you.

“Just as you have done in the past, we are sure that Nigeria which used to do so will come to assist INEC in the Republic of Chad.”

Djibert said that Nigeria has always extended assistance to Chad and other sister countries.

Nigerian Charge d’Affairs to Chad, Mr. Nasiru Waje, who was part of the delegation, commended the good relationship between Nigeria and Chad and their presidents.

He pledged to consult with his principal in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to see how Nigeria could assist Chad.

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Chad get server?

Wonderful

Bubu INEC or INEC?

Nairaland now updates overnight now,

I volunteer to pity chad if inec assists them

The want to introduce them to the Nigerian style of rigging

Same way they conducted free and credible election in Nigeria 2019. More like a beggar offering to loan you money

Which of the INEC? Am not sure the one we have under Buhari. They shouldn’t accept any offer from INEC oo, except they want to learn elections malpractices

Which of the INEC, is it those set of jokers and riggers that conducted Nigeria election. INEC before election were talking about their server, after the election they are denying having any server...what a corrupted set and system. mtchewwww..

Mshewww

Abi (APC) INEC department wants to assist Chad.

Interesting.
I heard Chadians were at kano during the rally.
Is this a pay back?

Yakubu pledged that the INEC would work within its powers to offer technical assistance in certain areas for the conduct of the elections so yakubu wan enter chad with that techniques the use for me again ? We shall met there.

Is it the INEC of independent national electoral commission? Or a military INEC?

I don't think I understand the INEC they are talking about o

You cannot give what you don’t have

I guess to T'chad INEC is a step up.

They want to go rig the election the same way they did the Nigeria 2019

Clowns.

Chad is better off without these old lying heads.

Jokes

Same institution that failed woefully here in Nigeria.

I laugh in Spanish.

Arsenella007:
The want to introduce them to the Nigerian style of rigging

Relax... they ain't gonna be teaching the Chadians anything new. Have you asked yourself how Idriss Déby has managed to win every single election by over 80% since 1997? It's simple. INEC can't teach them nothing new.

The Chadians have already mastered the art.

Freshbaba95:
Same institution that failed woefully here in Nigeria.

I laugh in Spanish.

You fail to grasp the "big idea" here. Idris Déby and his party don't need INEC to succeed. As a matter of fact, a flawed process would suit them just fine whilst hiding behind the facade of "foreign technical assistance". It helps Déby retain his absolute majority in the Parliament and by extension, his grip on power. Dude ain't ready to yield power and I doubt INEC would want to be the guys to upset the boat. They will just go there and offer "technical assistance". But the part about "free and fair elections"... nah.

Now, laugh in Kanuri.

Lol.

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You want to assist them to do something you are incapable of doing. Everyone knows your last effort was an epic disaster. Shameless.

They should consult Atiku Abubakar on this issue, before they embark on it.

INEC is incapacitated in Nigeria, still you want to go disgrace yourself. Please remove the speck in your eyes before doing so to others