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Elections: INEC Takes Stock Of The Past, Plans Ahead

New INEC ChairmanThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has inaugurated a 15-man committee to review the Commission’s 2012-2016 Strategic Plan and to set targets and road maps for the next four years, from 2017 to 2021.
A statement from the Commission said that the  Strategic Plan Review Committee (SPRC), headed by Dr. Mohammed Lecky (National Commissioner), has started work in earnest.
The statement said that the Mohammed Lecky Committee’s terms of reference are:
(a) To undertake a comprehensive audit of the 2012-2016 Strategic Plan and Plan of Action with budgetary alignment;
(b) To evaluate strategic issues emanating from the implementation of the 2015 election activities;
(c) To assess the impact of the 2012-2016 Strategic Plan of Action on the processes, actions and outcomes of the 2015 General Elections based on pre-election day and post-election reviews and reports;
(d) To identify threats, weaknesses, gaps, unfinished businesses, opportunities and innovations within the context of current electoral realities and assess their effect on the performance of the Commission;
(e) To produce draft copies of the finding of the review report on the 2012-2016 Strategic Plan with key recommendations;
(f) To support planning, design, development of the follow-on Strategic Plan  (2017-2021) including its validation process;
(g) To serve as resource persons at the Commission’s retreat; and (h) To conclude the exercise within a period of 30 days.
It gave the names of the members of the SPRC committee to include:
1. Hon. Abdullahi A. Kaugama – Member
2. Hon. Olusegun Agbaje – Member
3. Prof. Bolade Eyinla –        Member
4. Prof. Mohammed J. Kuna – Member
5. Chima Duruaku – Member
6. Paschal Ukaenwe – Member
7. Omolaja T. Soyeolu – Member
8. EIDS Dr. Otive Igbuzot – Consultant
9. IDD Dr. Peter Mba – Consultant
10. David Asemo – Member
11. Chidi Nwafor – Member
12. Mrs. Blessing Obidiegwu – Member
13. Kola Oyelami – Member
14. Okechukwu Ndeche – Secretary. [myad]

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