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2. I warmly welcome you all to this meeting. We appreciate that you are in the middle of your electioneering campaigns nationwide and yet found time to attend this meeting in spite of the short notice.
2. The system is built to provide a cutting-edge experience of electoral training using face-to-face, and virtual approaches by integrating text-based, audio, and videos.
1. On behalf of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), I welcome our Heads of Department and Public Affairs Officers to this program on strategic communication in the 2023 General Election.
2. The Fourth Estate of the realm is the Media and its roles (duties, functions and responsibilities) towards sustenance of our democratic experience in Nigeria cannot be over emphasized.
2. The fundamental challenge of any Election Management Body (EMB) is to be able to offer free, fair and credible elections.
Welcome remarks by Mr. Olusegun Agbaje Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Lagos at the ongoing strategic interactive meeting with Line Editors ahead of the #NigeriaDecides2023 election in Lagos State. 
2. The conduct and management of elections in a country such as ours comes with immense, although not insurmountable challenges.
2. The main functions of The Electoral Institute (TEI) as contained in the Implementation Guidelines and Strategies for the Restructuring of the Institute 2012, are to conduct all research and training for electoral activities of the Commission.
2. The conduct of free, fair & credible elections is a core mandate of the Commission.
2. Have a good understanding of the establishment, place, & powers of the Commission (The Sections 153-161 of the Constitution)
2. The application of technology to the electoral process in Nigeria commenced in 2002 with the introduction of the first Electronic registration of voters using the Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) system
2. The responsibilities that P&M Directorate include, but are not limited to the following :
2. The 1999 Constitution (as amended) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria empowers the Commission to conduct the registration of persons qualified to vote, and to prepare, maintain and revise the Register of Voters.
2. There is a nexus between credible elections and political stability, economic prosperity, and a balanced social space.
2. Committed to the conduct of free, fair and Credible elections for sustainable democracy in Nigeria” are achieved
2. They are held to review performance in previous elections in order to make subsequent elections better, reappraise the implementation of an existing policy or the induction of the new National and Resident Electoral Commissioner (RECs).
Presidential candidates in the forthcoming General Election and is liaising with a Court in the United States of America in pursuit of same to determine possible violation of our guidelines or the Electoral Act 2022.
2. The preliminary register of voters will also be displayed on the Commission’s offcial website with the following link: inecnigeria.org/display_regist…
Ongoing display of the Preliminary Register of Voters;
1. The workshop is critical at this moment because the Commission is preparing for the Nationwide Display of Register of Voters exercise, the distribution of PVCs as well as the Migration of voters from highly populated PUs to those underpopulated.
Welcome Remarks by Mr. Olusegun Agbeja, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Lagos State at the ongoing Workshop for HODs of ICT & Electoral Operations Nationwide ahead of #NigeriaDecides2023 election in Lagos State.