YAKUBU LAMENTS, WARNS AGAINST ATTACKS ON INEC FACILITIES
POLITICS - Posted on: 28th May. 2021 at 2:03PM
Prof Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, has admonished against the destruction of INEC properties, noting that such will undermine and destabilise Nigerian democracy.
The Chairman, who made this warning in the presence of the service chiefs, heads of other security agencies and the Inspector-General of Police at a meeting with the security agencies, under the protection of Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security, in Abuja, on Thursday, stressed the defect of intrusion on electoral practices.
Yakubu who revealed that the last few days has been challenging due to the attacks on INEC facilities, spoke against the attacks, especially ones perpetrated in the southern Nigeria.
The Chairman said, “In the last two years, the commission has recorded a total of 41 incidents involving deliberate attacks on the commission’s facilities.
“Nine of these incidents happened in 2019 and 21 cases in 2020. In the last four weeks, 11 offices of the commission were either set ablaze or vandalised. Two of these incidents were caused by Boko Haram and bandit attacks, while 10 resulted from thuggery during election and post-election violence.
“However, the majority of the attacks – 29 out of 41 – were unrelated to election or electoral activities. In fact, 18 of them occurred during the #EndSARS protests in October last year, while 11 attacks were organised by ‘unknown gunmen’ and ‘hoodlums.”
National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd.), who also spoke in the meeting vowed to take orchestrated actions against the perpetrators and their sponsors.
“The Office of the NSA has always remained steadfast, resolute and unrelenting in supporting the activities of INEC and all agents of government who are compelled not only by statutory means to deal with any threat that would disrupt what was started in 1999.
“And we are at hand to make sure that the peoples’ will is sustained regardless of whatever happens and regardless of any individual inclination,” Monguno said.
By Mary Abazuo
Prof Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, has admonished against the destruction of INEC properties, noting that such will undermine and destabilise Nigerian democracy. The Chairman, who made this warning in the presence of the service chiefs, heads of other security agencies and the Inspector-General of Police at a meeting with the security agencies, under the protection of Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security, in Abuja, on Thursday, stressed the defect of intrusion on electoral practices.
Yakubu who revealed that the last few days has been challenging due to the attacks on INEC facilities, spoke against the attacks, especially ones perpetrated in the southern Nigeria.
The Chairman said, “In the last two years, the commission has recorded a total of 41 incidents involving deliberate attacks on the commission’s facilities.
“Nine of these incidents happened in 2019 and 21 cases in 2020. In the last four weeks, 11 offices of the commission were either set ablaze or vandalised. Two of these incidents were caused by Boko Haram and bandit attacks, while 10 resulted from thuggery during election and post-election violence.
“However, the majority of the attacks – 29 out of 41 – were unrelated to election or electoral activities. In fact, 18 of them occurred during the #EndSARS protests in October last year, while 11 attacks were organised by ‘unknown gunmen’ and ‘hoodlums.”
National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd.), who also spoke in the meeting vowed to take orchestrated actions against the perpetrators and their sponsors.
“The Office of the NSA has always remained steadfast, resolute and unrelenting in supporting the activities of INEC and all agents of government who are compelled not only by statutory means to deal with any threat that would disrupt what was started in 1999.
“And we are at hand to make sure that the peoples’ will is sustained regardless of whatever happens and regardless of any individual inclination,” Monguno said.
By Mary Abazuo
Posted by: Mary Abazuo
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