The Abrahamic Mission, a non-government organization (NGO) of Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society, has organised a one-day summit ahead of the 2023 general elections.

The programme, according to the organisers, was put together to ensure peaceful and credible elections in 2023.

Representatives of various religious organisations, political parties, security agencies and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials attended the summit, which was held at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.

Attendees include: Dean of Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan, Professor Afis Oladosu, former Head of Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, UI Professor Kamil Olosho; Reverend Ayo Albert Olaniyi from Anglican Church, Ibadan and Imam Fuad Adeyemi; National Chief Imam of Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society.

The convener, Imam Fuad Adeyemi, in his welcome address, said the programme was aimed at bringing diverse people to the discussion table on issues bordering on the peaceful prosecution of the 2023 general elections.

He said, “The program aims to bring diverse people to the discussion table on issues bordering on peaceful prosecution of the elections, the political parties chieftains, department of State Services (DSS), The Nigerian Police, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials, The National Orientation Agency (NOA), Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) as discussants while the faith-based communities will be in attendance.”

Adeyemi, while on the essence of the summit, insisted that the programme was organised so as to sensitise the stakeholders on their roles ahead of the election.

“We are here to talk about the elections and the stakeholders.

“All of us have roles to play. The religious leaders, security agencies and others. Religious leaders have to take the message to their congregations. The media should help us to disseminate the message too.”

“The program aims to bring diverse people to the discussion table on issues bordering on the peaceful prosecution of the 2023 general elections.

Head of Voter Education, Publicity, Gender and Civil Society of INEC in Oyo state, Mrs. Rosemary Alaba Adeniyi, said that no one can alter or influence the results of the 2023 general elections.

Adeniyi while speaking at the summit insisted that the allegiance of INEC is to Nigerians, saying that no one can alter the results of the election in 2023.

“Why I said that it is not possible to alter the results is because of the gave changer INEC has introduced into the electoral system that is Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS).

“BVAS is another key element that will make sure that the election is credible and the result is not altered.

“The reason is that BVAS will be used to do accreditation on the day of election, to authenticate the voter and verify. After voting at the polling unit, the result will be entered into the result sheet, the result sheet will be snapped by the BVAS, it will be transferred to the INEC result viewing portal where everyone can view the result.

“That is the reason why I said that the result cannot be altered by anyone.”