INEC, says despite the attacks on facilities, it won’t stop a free, fair and credible polls in 2023.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says despite the repeated attacks on the facilities of the Commission it won’t deter it from conducting free, fair and credible polls in 2023.

INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, gave the assurance, yesterday, during the visit of the African Union, AU, Special Pre-Electoral Political Mission to the Commission in Abuja.  While expressing concern over the incessant attacks on its local government offices across the states, Yakubu said INEC would recover its losses. 

Recall that within the space of three weeks, three attacks were carried out on INEC local government facilities in Ogun, Osun and Ebonyi states, with the latest occurring on Sunday. Also speaking Lagos, Yakubu who was represented by INEC National Commissioner, Election and Party Monitoring Committee, Sam Olumekun, at the induction retreat for administrative secretaries of the Commission, said it has reached assurances from security agencies to ensure a secured election. He reiterated that the Commission’s allegiance is to the country, adding that its loyalty is to Nigerians who want free, credible and verifiable elections. it further warned staff of the Commission to be neutral and professional in their conduct in preparations for the election.