INEC has expressed concern over the conflicts in the states where elections will be held in November The Independent Electoral Commission i...
INEC has expressed concern over the conflicts in the states where elections will be held in November
The Independent Electoral Commission in Nigeria has expressed its concern over the conflicts in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo states ahead of the upcoming governorship elections in November.
The chairman of the Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this during the meeting of the Consultative Committee on the Security Affairs of the Commission which was held at the headquarters of the Commission in Abuja.
Professor Mahmood said "while we are analyzing the past national elections, it is good to focus on the upcoming governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states".
The election campaign has already been launched in the three states from July 14, and will continue until November 9.
The Electoral Commission said that there are already signs of violence between supporters of opposition parties and different candidates in these states.
INEC has also called on the security forces to take strong action against those who instigate the conflict, and tighten their belts to eliminate things that are against democracy during the election such as the issue of vote buying and attack election workers and disrupt the election process.
Governor elections will be held in the three states on November 11.