The Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement, Dr. Adebowale Adedokun, has urged INEC to strengthen its procurement systems to safeguard the integrity of elections in the country.
Adedokun made the call in his keynote address at a capacity-building programme for national electoral commissioners and INEC management on Monday in Lagos.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the workshop was organised by INEC with support from Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.
He said credible elections depended on sound procurement, describing it as central to public trust and national stability.