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NIMC pledges support to INEC for free and fair elections
via Punch Nigeria9 min read
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has reiterated its commitment to strengthening collaboration with the National Identity Management Commission NIMC following the enactment of the National Identity Management Commission Act, 2026. This development is seen as a significant step towards enhancing electoral integrity through secure digital identity verification. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, stated this during a courtesy visit by the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of NIMC, Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, and her management team to the INEC headquarters in Abuja. Amupitan emphasized that closer cooperation between the two agencies would improve identity verification processes, reduce electoral fraud, and support the conduct of free, fair, and transparent elections. Coker-Odusote highlighted that the new NIMC Act, signed into law by President Bola Tinubu on June 26, 2026, transforms NIMC into the nation's foundational digital identity authority, making it the home of Nigeria鈥檚 Digital Public Infrastructure and Root Public Key Infrastructure. She added that these reforms would strengthen Nigeria鈥檚 digital economy, reduce fraud, simplify access to services, and improve the integrity of the electoral process through more robust identity verification mechanisms. NIMC expressed its readiness to support INEC in delivering credible elections, asserting that identity is fundamental to effective governance and electoral processes.
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