Aernan Lubem
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Tuesday said the 2023 elections will be held as planned.
Mohammed said this in Abuja, the nation’s capital at the 17th edition of the President, Muhammadu Buhari scorecard series from 2015-2023.
The minister’s assurance came in the wake of killings allegedly perpetrated by the Eastern Security Network, the militant arm of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra and banditry in the North-West.
According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), over 41 attacks had been carried out against its offices across 14 states since the 2019 general election, with the South-East recording 13 attacks. Also, INEC on Monday raised the alarm over the rising security situation across the country and its impact on the 2023 general elections.
The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, who spoke at the validation of election security training resources, in Abuja noted that the forthcoming election faces serious threat of cancellation should the insecurity across the country fail to improve.
Similarly, Sa’ad Idris, Director General of the electoral institute assured newsmen of the commission’s readiness for the polls.
Mohammed, however, said the Federal Government is aware that INEC is working with the security agencies to ensure that the elections are successfully held across the country.
