A pre-election Security
Assessment Report has predicted that the Nov 18, Anambra Governorship Election
would be generally peaceful.
The report, according to the
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Director of Publicity and
Voter Education, Mr Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi on Sunday in Abuja, relied on a research
conducted by the Electoral Institute (TEI), a research arm of INEC, in collaboration
with some civil society organisations.
It expressed optimism that the
election would largely be peaceful.
While predicting isolated cases
of security challenges, the report indicated a peace rating of 87 per cent
across the 21 Local Government Areas of the State.
It said that all forms of
violence could be avoided if adequate mitigation measures were put in place.
“The security threats and risk
factors in the governorship election should be seen as an early warning signs
which the government, INEC, security agencies and other stakeholders should
take seriously.
“The early warning signs should
be taken seriously by developing proactive mitigation mechanisms to avoid a
breakdown of law and order”, the report read in part.
The report, which also harped on
dangers of ‘godfather and money bags politics’, added that the current
political dispensation in the state was not totally immune, but warned against
it.
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