The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this during a retreat organized by the Federal House of Representatives’ Committee on Electoral and Political Parties Matters in Abuja. According to the commission’s bulletin issued on Wednesday in Abuja, Yakubu said proposal would be forwarded to the National Assembly for consideration and legislation in due course. He said the proposal for amendment was part of the commission’s efforts to curb electoral malpractices in the country. “We are also looking at some of our guidelines and manual to see what changes are needed in the light of recent experience,” the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted Yakubu as saying at the retreat. He added that work had also commenced on the commission’s strategic plan for 2017-2021, including the election project plan and the tracking mechanism. “This will be concluded by December 2016, well ahead of the general elections in 2019,” he added.]]>