Polls 2023: One group concerned about PVC safety and collection
One group, Coalition For Credible Election 2023, has raised concerns about some "key areas" it believes Nigeria's electoral arbiter, INEC, needs to address ahead of the Presidential and Assembly elections National February 25.
The “effective resolution or the non-effective resolution will have a positive or negative impact on the outcome of the 2023 general elections,” Emmanuel Mok told reporters at a press conference Wednesday at the Chamber of Commerce and Lagos Industry (LCCI).
Achike Chude, speaking to journalists ahead of the press conference at the LCCI in LagosThe group expressed concern for the safety of voters and INEC staff, particularly in parts of the country where insecurity reigns.
They also discussed the production and collection of permanent voter cards, voter accreditation, the need for all registered and voluntary voters to be allowed to vote on Election Day, the BVAS proof of incorruptibility verification.
Others are "election protocols and ensuring credibility, the need for all uncollected PVCs to be brought to their designated polling stations on election morning for a last-ditch distribution effort, polling stations in insecure places (ungoverned place) challenge of conducting elections".
“Concerns”Mr. Mok told reporters that all areas of the country are grappling with its security issues and there is a need for INEC to deliberately pay attention to how the elections will be conducted.
"We have to remember the case of the farmers who were going to harvest in Bornu who were attacked, killed and some kidnapped," he said.
"When the military was asked how this happened, they replied that the farmers had not obtained their authorization before going to these places.
“Over the past month, dozens of people have been killed and around 100 kidnapped in the northwest because villagers have failed to pay the tax levy imposed on them by the bandits, so we must ask INEC how it plans to hold credible, free and fair elections in all those places where security is seriously threatened.
“We want to use this conference to convene a meeting of security agencies, INEC, political party leaders and CSOs like us to consider this very critical issue and come to a workable position on how to ensure peace and credible elections across the country where possible.”
Mr. Mok said where that is not possible, INEC should move polling stations from "insecure and ungoverned places" to "safe havens" created by security agencies.
He added that the INEC should make sure to publish this information so that voters can go there and vote freely without fear.
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One group, Coalition For Credible Election 2023, has raised concerns about some "key areas" it believes Nigeria's electoral arbiter, INEC, needs to address ahead of the Presidential and Assembly elections National February 25.
The “effective resolution or the non-effective resolution will have a positive or negative impact on the outcome of the 2023 general elections,” Emmanuel Mok told reporters at a press conference Wednesday at the Chamber of Commerce and Lagos Industry (LCCI).
Achike Chude, speaking to journalists ahead of the press conference at the LCCI in LagosThe group expressed concern for the safety of voters and INEC staff, particularly in parts of the country where insecurity reigns.
They also discussed the production and collection of permanent voter cards, voter accreditation, the need for all registered and voluntary voters to be allowed to vote on Election Day, the BVAS proof of incorruptibility verification.
Others are "election protocols and ensuring credibility, the need for all uncollected PVCs to be brought to their designated polling stations on election morning for a last-ditch distribution effort, polling stations in insecure places (ungoverned place) challenge of conducting elections".
“Concerns”Mr. Mok told reporters that all areas of the country are grappling with its security issues and there is a need for INEC to deliberately pay attention to how the elections will be conducted.
"We have to remember the case of the farmers who were going to harvest in Bornu who were attacked, killed and some kidnapped," he said.
"When the military was asked how this happened, they replied that the farmers had not obtained their authorization before going to these places.
“Over the past month, dozens of people have been killed and around 100 kidnapped in the northwest because villagers have failed to pay the tax levy imposed on them by the bandits, so we must ask INEC how it plans to hold credible, free and fair elections in all those places where security is seriously threatened.
“We want to use this conference to convene a meeting of security agencies, INEC, political party leaders and CSOs like us to consider this very critical issue and come to a workable position on how to ensure peace and credible elections across the country where possible.”
Mr. Mok said where that is not possible, INEC should move polling stations from "insecure and ungoverned places" to "safe havens" created by security agencies.
He added that the INEC should make sure to publish this information so that voters can go there and vote freely without fear.
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