Attacks on INEC facilities threaten 2023 poll

The Centre for Transparency Advocacy says attacks on facilities of the Independent National Electoral Commission pose a great threat to the 2023 general election.

The Programmes and Communications Manager, CTA, Mr MacDonald Ekemezie, said this when he briefed newsmen in Abuja.

Ekemezie said the security agencies must up their game to tackle continuous attacks on INEC facilities.

“With less than three months to the general election, security agencies must up their game by way of intelligence gathering if the poll must hold unhindered.

“The 2023 elections will hold across the country on February 25, 2023 for the presidential and National Assembly, the governorship and House of Assembly elections will hold on March 2023.

“INEC should be conscious that the world is watching us. We condemn in strong terms the ugly and alarming trend of burning INEC offices and materials in recent times.

“This dangerous and criminal act if unchecked could pose a grave danger to the 2023 general election,” he said.

Ekemezie described the attacks as acts of arsons, unpatriotic and wondered why some people have constituted themselves into enemies of Nigeria’s democracy, peace and common sense.

 

NAN

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