The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has introduced 622 as the toll-free number to report incidents that may affect voting during the general elections. This was made known on Tuesday by Umar Danbatta, NCC’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), stating that the toll-free number would assist the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to address any issue that may arise at the voting centres, adding that the effort was part of measures to ensure hitch-free elections.
He said, “In view of the importance attached to the upcoming presidential election, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has dedicated its consumer toll-free number, 622, to serve as the 2023 Presidential Election Incident Hotline to enable voters and members of the public across Nigeria to report any issues that may affect them, or others, during the elections on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
“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.
“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 issues to relevant agencies, authorities or organizations 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 am to 6:00 pm during the Presidential and National Assembly elections.”
Danbatta further urged members of the public to take advantage of the Election Incident Monitoring Centre Hotline.
