NCC dedicates toll-free number 622 as presidential election incident hotline

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has dedicated its Consumer Toll-Free Number 622, to serve as 2023 Presidential Election Incident Hotline.

The move was in view of the importance attached to the upcoming presidential election

The Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC) of the commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.

Danbatta said that this was to enable voters and members of the public across Nigeria to report any issues that may affect them or others, during the elections scheduled for February 25, 2023.

“This step is to support the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in its patriotic commitment towards the conduct of hitch-free elections in Nigeria.

“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,” Danbatta said.

He said this was in consideration of the critical nature of the election and to alleviate emergent issues that may arise at the voting centres, or any parts of Nigeria.

Danbatta said: ”’This is with a view to resolving such issues by contacting and conveying such to relevant agencies, authorities, or organisations for timely resolution.

“The 622 Election Incident Monitoring Centre will be manned by top management officials of the Nigerian Communications Commission.

“The hotline will be open to the public from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. during the Presidential and National Assembly elections.”

The EVC called on members of the public to take advantage of the Election Incident Monitoring Centre Hotline, 622.

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