The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has told heads of security agencies to degrade and neutralize all forms of security threats bedeviling the country to avail Nigerians opportunities to exercise their voting franchise and also enable it to deploy ad-hoc staff to conduct the elections.
The INEC National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye made the call at the opening ceremony of a 2-day workshop for the Commission’s staff of Voter Education and Publicity including the heads of Departments and Publicity Affairs Officers from the Northern States.
Okoye further hinted that plans were underway by the commission to meet with the heads of security agencies to review security situations in the country ahead of the elections.
On party primaries, the National Commissioner warned the political parties against conducting the primaries not in conformity with the dictates of the Constitution, the Electoral Act, and the Timetable and Schedule of Activities of the Commission.
