2023 Elections: Tinubu, Atiku, Obi Shiver as INEC Sends Strong Warning to Political Parties in Nigeria
- Electoral violence is not one thing issue the Independent National Electoral Commission would sweep under its carpet
- While expressing concern over campaign clashes in recent times, the nation's electoral umpire has sent a strong warning to political parties
- In the buildup of the 2023 elections, the INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu urged parties and their supporters to desist from attacking one another and focus on key issues
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed deep concern over the clashes between opposing parties and their supporters during the ongoing campaigns across the country, The Punch reported.
The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, stated this on Tuesday, October 18, at the Training of Master Trainers on Technologies for the 2023 General Election, in Abuja.
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In the buildup of the forthcoming polls, Yakubu said,
“The cause of clashes among parties and their supporters in some states of the country during electioneering campaigns is worrisome.
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“Also, there are denials of access to public facilities for parties and candidates in some states of the federation.
“Let me caution parties and supporters to focus on issues and stay clear of attacks on each others.”
BVAS (Bimodal Voter Accreditation System) has come to stay, INEC says
Meanwhile, the BVAS (Bimodal Voter Accreditation System) and IReV (INEC Result Viewing Portal) have come to stay as a means of voter accreditation and transmission of election results, the Commission’s Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu declared.
He spoke moments ago at the opening ceremony of the Master Trainers currently held in Abuja, in collaboration with the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES).
List of states where 2023 governorship election may be tough and why
No less than 17 of the 28 states where governorship elections will be held in the 2023 elections are likely to be tough because the governors would have to battle for their successors.
The governors of the 17 states where the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would conduct the 2023 governorship polls have completed their second terms.
This is because the governors will be saddled with the duty of ensuring victory for their successors.
2023 Elections: List of governors contesting for second term in office and their chances
Legit.ng earlier reported that no less than 11 sitting governors will contest for second terms in the 2023 governorship election.
Some of these governors have a high chance of winning their re-election bid with little or no itch.
However, others could face tough challenges in the 2023 poll due to one challenge or the other confronting them in their states.
Source: Legit.ng
