SAN FRANCISCO, August 19, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Monday that it has opened its Citizens’ Contact Centre – a facility allowing the general public constant access to the Commission with enquiries and exchange of information.
A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Kayode R. Idowu, said: ”INEC Citizens Contact Centre (ICCC) is a Situation Room that operates daily. At this early stage, it will open between 9am and 5pm on weekdays. Later on, the Centre will scale up to round-the-clock (i.e. 24-hour) service every day.
The Centre is designed to enhance transparency and public participation in the electoral process.
”As a daily Situation Room, the Centre offers the public an opportunity for getting real time responses to enquiries, incident-reports, complaints and queries about any aspect of the electoral process. In the immediate instance, the Centre is available for use by the public during the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) that began in Anambra State on Monday, August 19, 2013. ”
The statement said the Centre can be accessed through telephone lines, Facebook, Twitter and INEC’s website. It listed the numbers as 07098115257, 07098117563 and 07098110916 with the
website address as inecnigeria.org and
Facebook page as www.facebook.com/inecnigeria (INEC Nigeria)
The Centres Twitter handle, according to the statement , is @inecnigeria.
