Key stakeholders, on Tuesday, renewed their call for the unbundling of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), suggesting a review and the stripping-off of the president’s power to appoint the chairman, national commissioner as well as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the commission.

The stakeholders also called for the establishment of the Electoral Offences Commission and recommended stiffer penalties for electoral offenders without the option of fines to serve as deterrent.

This call was made on Tuesday in Abuja at the Citizens’ Town Hall on Electoral Reforms organised by the National Assembly Joint Committee on Electoral Reforms in conjunction with Yiaga Africa.

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, said the event was targeted at addressing a crucial matter, which the leadership of the National Assembly considered very weighty and must be addressed for the democratic journey of the country to positively move forward.