The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has warned that the incessant attacks on the Commission’s offices across the county must not be allowed to continue.
This is coming on the heels of the Snday attack on INEC office on Sunday.
The commission has suffered three separate attacks in the last three weeks. INEC facilities in Ogun, Osun and Ebonyi States were set ablaze in the attacks.
Yakubu however assured Nigerians and the international community that INEC will recover from the losses.
He pointed out that the incessant attacls would not in any way deter the commission from conducting crddible amd transparent polls come 2023.
The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu stated during the visit of African Union Special Pre- Electoral Political Mission to the Commission.
Yakubu however re-emphasized that the Commission will not be deterred by the challenges, noting that it is ready to conduct free and fair election.
“In the last three weeks, three of our local government offices were attacked in three different states across the country. The last attack happened yesterday. Though there are no casualties, quite a number of the materials acquired and delivered for the election have been lost.
“The good thing is that so far, we can recover from all the losses but it is a source of concern which should not be allowed to continue.
“We will continue to engage security agencies to make sure that our offices, personnel and facilities are protected ahead of the election. We may express some concern about the attack on these facilities but it will not deter the Commission from conducting the election as scheduled.
“I want to assure you that yes, we may suffer little hitches here and there but overall, the Commission is required to proceed with the election and in the manner that the law requires us to do using the deployment of technology for the purpose of accreditation and uploading of polling units results.”
