The Nigerian Communications Commission has dedicated its Consumer Toll-Free Number 622, to serve as 2023 Presidential Election Incident Hotline to enable voters and members of the public to report any issues that may affect them, or others, during the election scheduled for this Saturday.
The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, in a statement, indicated that the step was taken in view of the importance attached to the upcoming 2023 presidential election.
The telecoms industry regulator clarified that the step was aimed at supporting the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in its patriotic commitment, towards the conduct of hitch-free elections in the country
The EVC stated: “The Toll-Free Number 622 is the second-level complaints centre through which consumers of telecommunications services are allowed to make calls directly to the Commission, to resolve issues concerning their telecommunications services which the service providers are unable to do.
“However, in consideration of the critical nature of this election and to alleviate emergent issues that may arise at the voting centres, or any parts of Nigeria thereof, the Commission has considered it expedient to dedicate the Toll-Free Number 622 to accommodate all types of complaints on election day.
“This is with a view to resolving such issues by contacting and conveying such to relevant agencies, authorities, or organisations for timely resolution”, he added.
Danbatta assured that the 622 Election Incident Monitoring Centre would be manned by top management officials of the commission and be opened to the public from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. during the Presidential and National Assembly elections.
He advised members of the public to take advantage of the Election Incident Monitoring Centre Hotline, 622, for information sharing during the polls.
