Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, has emphasised the consequences of targeting its offices before the 2023 general election.
Yakubu warned that if the attacks on INEC’s buildings don’t stop, the 2023 general elections could be in danger.
He gave the warning yesterday in Abuja while speaking to the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee Inquiring into the Attacks on Offices and Facilities of INEC.
The chairman of INEC said that attacks on its facilities are a very big worry, even though the Commission is determined to keep planning for the elections.
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However, despite attacks on its facilities, Yakubu maintained that INEC will continue its preparations for the upcoming elections of 2023.
However, if attacks like this keep happening at the rate they are now, the Commission will find it harder and harder to recover in time for the election, according to Yakubu.
“We can recover if the attacks are stopped, but it will be very challenging for the Commission to recover if the attacks go on.”
“The attacks have a significant impact on the general election planning.” First, it would take time to reconstruct the destroyed facilities, particularly the offices.
Hooligans have recently stormed INEC offices in states like Imo, Enugu, Osun, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Ogun, Lagos, Ondo, and Bayelsa.
