The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, while receiving the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of NIMC, Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, and her management team during a courtesy visit to the INEC headquarters in Abuja. Photo: INEC.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration with the National Identity Management Commission following the enactment of the National Identity Management Commission Act, 2026, describing the development as a major milestone in efforts to enhance electoral integrity through secure digital identity verification.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), stated this while receiving the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of NIMC, Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, and members of her management team during a courtesy visit to the commission’s headquarters in Abuja, on Wednesday.
This was according to a statement issued by the commission on Wednesday.
PUNCH Online reports that Nigeria has increasingly deployed technology to improve the credibility of elections through innovations such as the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and the INEC Result Viewing Portal. Identity verification has also remained a key component of ongoing electoral reforms aimed at strengthening public confidence in the electoral process.
