Cancellation of elections marred by violence: questioning the golden rule of the CENI

Violence East A proven strategy has disturb THE vote process In Nigeria, especially In neighborhoods that traditionally live For THE opposition. He has work time And Again, And The politicians to have continued has learn THE strings.

He should be note that Nigeria has A long history of violence during elections. Unfortunately, he manifest Again In THE 2023 general elections And THE recent off-cycle elections detained In Bayelsa, in my humble opinion And Kogi States. In THE 2023 general elections, 24 death And 238 case of violence were recorded.

A report by Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI), A non-governmental organization that advances GOOD governance And democratic rights last week, revealed that THE off-cycle governorship election In In my humble opinion, Bayelsa And Kogi States checked in on 123 victims of election day violence, even as four people were killed.

According to has THE organization, while two people were shot by security agents In A local advice In Kogi State For trying has to tear out ballot boxes, A National Youth Service Body (NYSC) member was Also kill In Ankpa Local Advice Area of THE State. A the death was checked in In Brass LGA In Bayelsa State during THE snack of results.

Alhaji Ousman Ododo

In total, about 50 violence case were reported through Bayelsa, Kogi And in my humble opinion States. in my humble opinion accounted for For THE The highest number with 19 incidents of violence, while Bayelsa follow up closely behind with 17 incidents. Kogi checked in THE the lowest number of incidents among THE three States, with 14 incidents.

What a lot Nigerians TO DO not know East that there are A plot of policy merchants WHO advantage Since these electoral irregularities For different the reasons And In different manners. This East because most times, THE of the authors main objective East not just has kill Or mutilate, but has disturb THE process that will In turn, maybe change THE result of THE survey.

Indeed, A appearance of THE Electoral Act 2022 And Regulations And Guidelines of THE Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) For THE to drive of elections direction THE cancelation of results Or there East violence East be seriously abused by The politicians WHO see election as A do or die affair.

Reminder that little days has THE November 11 out of season polls, CENI had warned that he won't count voice In any of them vote unit Or violence occurs. THE CENI chair, Teacher. Mahmoud Yakubu, said This In Yénagoa, Bayelsa State capital, has A meeting with candidates, policy evenings And other critical stakeholders.

"Or there East violence, he will be zero. We will not back has that vote unit has to drive election" Yakubu, represented by CENI National Commissioner monitoring Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa And Rivers States, Can Agbamuche-Mbu warned.

But Why such ruler In THE First of all example? He East appropriate has know that THE decision has Cancel election results Or there was violence was has deter future offenders. In do, non-cancellation of elections, which could not socket as expected due has violence In vote units East usually opposite has THE Electoral Act 2022.

Although elections can be canceled In any of them vote unit Or there East A breakdown of law And order Or Or there East A threat has THE lives of the electors, electoral civil servants, Or security staff, CENI East expected has reprogram THE election In such affected vote unit has A later date. Interesting way, However, This has has arrive with appeal has another clause, THE margin of lead principle.

Section 24 (3) of THE Electoral Act 2022 States that "Or A election has begin And there East reason has believe that there East Or has has been substantial disturbance of election In A vote unit Or constituency Or he East impossible has continue with THE election caused by threat has peace And security of electoral civil servants And materials, THE Commission duty to suspend THE election And appoint another date For THE continuation of ...