The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has
warned political parties against campaign attacks.
Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, gave the warning on Tuesday
at the training of master trainers on technologies for the 2023 general
election.
Yakubu described as “worrisome” the reports of clashes and
the denial of access to public facilities by parties and their supporters
during the campaigns in some states.
“Let me caution parties and their supporters to focus on
issues and steer clear of attacks on each other,” he said.
“These are not only
violations of the Electoral Act 2022 but also negate the voluntary commitment
by all political parties and candidates to the letter and spirit of the peace
accord signed about three weeks ago under the auspices of the national peace
committee (NPC).
“Parties, candidates and their supporters should not by acts
of commission or omission further complicate the prevailing security situation
in the country. A peaceful electioneering campaign is critical to the conduct
of peaceful and credible elections.
“The commission will continue to monitor the situation
closely and will convene a meeting with leaders of political parties next week
to discuss, among other issues, the imperative of peaceful campaigns and equal
access to public facilities. In the same vein, the commission will also meet
with the security agencies under the auspices of the Inter-agency consultative
committee on election security (ICCES) next week.”
The chairman also reiterated that the bimodal voter
accreditation system (BVAS) and result viewing (IReV) have increased
transparency and public confidence in the electoral process.
“They are also part of the legal requirements for conducting elections in Nigeria. The combination of the BVAS and the IReV portal have come to stay as a means of voter accreditation and transmission of election results,” he said.
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