The European Union has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) delivered the 2023 general election despite facing enormous challenges.

The organization restated its commitment to supporting democratic governance in Nigeria.

It mentioned that a lot still needs to be done to improve the country’s electoral process, especially as the overall conduct and quality of the last elections did not meet the standards and expectations of INEC.

The European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, SAMUELA ISOPI, made this known in Abuja, during the inaugural Steering Committee meeting of the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) Program.

ISOPI in a statement by the EU urged stakeholders to increase efforts towards strengthening democratic governance in Nigeria.

She lauded the critical and essential support provided by the EU-SDGN cohort during the 2023 general election.

Chairman of INEC, Prof. MAHMOOD YAKUBU, expressed worries concerning the high number of court cases challenging the conduct of primaries by political parties.

The INEC chairman therefore called for more engagement with political parties to improve their internal democracy and the process of electing and nominating candidates for elections.