INEC intervenes in hostilities among parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has intervened in the seeming hostilities among political parties taking part in the 2023 general elections.
Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the electoral umpire, summoned a meeting of the parties, in the bid to stem the hostilities.
He said parties and their supporters should not “further complicate the prevailing security situation in the country.”
“Even as the commission is working hard to ensure a credible process in the forthcoming elections, reports of clashes among parties and their supporters in some states of the country during the ongoing electioneering is worrisome.
“So too is the reported denial of access to public facilities for parties and candidates in some states of the federation. Let me caution parties and their supporters to focus on issues and steer clear of attacks on each other.
“These are not only violations of the Electoral Act 2022 but also negate the voluntary commitment by all political parties and candidates to the letter and spirit of the peace accord signed about three weeks ago under the auspices of the NPC,” he said in his statement.
Yakubu added that candidates and their campaign organizations are revving ethnic tensions in the bid for votes.
