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Independent National Electoral Commission Regulation for the Conduct of Political Party Primaries

Independent National Electoral Commission, Nigeria

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is Nigeria’s National Election Management Body (EMB) established in both the Nigerian Constitution of 1999 and the Electoral Act 2010. In 2012, INEC prepared a strategic plan as a roadmap to guide its activities from 2012-2016. In 2016, the Commission embarked on a review of the Plan and the development of a new one, a process that culminated in the present INEC Strategic Plan 2017 – 2021. This strategic plan was developed to provide a strategic direction for INEC and the actions to achieve its mandate within the international and national context of its operations, propose what needs to be done by the organization to achieve its mandate following a review of the previous strategic plan, provide a framework and focus for improvement within the commission as a whole, optimize the Commission’s organizational systems and structures, provide guidance to managers for day-to-day decisions, provide guidance to managers for day-to-day decisions and create a sense of common ownership of the work of INEC among staff and commissioners.

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Director General, The Electoral Institute, Independent National Electoral Commission ⬤

Office of the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission ⬤

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January 2022

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is Nigeria’s National Election Management Body (EMB) established in both the Nigerian Constitution of 1999 and the Electoral Act 2010. In 2012, INEC prepared a strategic plan as a roadmap to guide its activities from 2012-2016. In 2016, the Commission embarked on a review of the Plan and the development of a new one, a process that culminated in the present INEC Strategic Plan 2017 – 2021. This strategic plan was developed to provide a strategic direction for INEC and the actions to achieve its mandate within the international and national context of its operations, propose what needs to be done by the organization to achieve its mandate following a review of the previous strategic plan, provide a framework and focus for improvement within the commission as a whole, optimize the Commission’s organizational systems and structures, provide guidance to managers for day-to-day decisions, provide guidance to managers for day-to-day decisions and create a sense of common ownership of the work of INEC among staff and commissioners.

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