The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has dedicated its Consumer Toll-Free Number 622 to serve as 2023 Presidential Election Incident Hotline.
This was to enable voters and members of the public across Nigeria to report any issues that may affect them or others during the election, holding on Saturday.
The NCC Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, disclosed this in a statement he personally signed.
He added that the commission offered the dedicated toll-free hotline number in view of the importance attached to the upcoming presidential election.
He said the hotline will be open to the public from 8.00 a.m to 6.00 p.m on the day of the Presidential and National Assembly elections.
He admonished Nigerians to utilise the opportunity in order to alleviate emergent issues that may arise at the voting centres or any parts of the country during the presidential election.
“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.
“[This is with a view] to resolve issues concerning their telecommunications services which the service providers are unable to do,” Danbatta stated.
The NCC EVC said the commission considered it expedient to dedicate the Toll-Free Number 622 to accommodate all types of complaints on election day.
He said this was done “in consideration of the critical nature of this election and to alleviate emergent issues that may arise at the voting centres or any part of Nigeria thereof.
“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.
“Members of the public are, therefore, invited to take advantage of the Election Incident Monitoring Centre Hotline, 622.”
