Insecurity na big threat to di January and February 2027 general elections, di Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) talk yesterday.
Di electoral body add say e go work with police to make sure say no Nigerian wey wan vote for di election lose im vote because of insecurity.
E also point out say logistics wahala and not enough money for di main security agency fit cause crisis if dem no handle am well.
INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan talk yesterday for Owerri, di capital of Imo State, for di side of di sixth Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers.
Di Professor of Law and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) explain say vote-buying don move comot from polling units, so na why dem need intelligence gathering to stop di buying and selling of votes.
E promise say e go make di January 16, 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections and di February 6 governorship and Houses of Assembly elections credible, free and fair.
E explain say after five off-cycle elections, starting with di November 2025 Anambra State governorship election and last week legislative by-elections, INEC under im leadership don learn better lessons wey go help am conduct credible elections for 2027.
Di INEC chairman also talk say dem need enough funding, professional police neutrality and correct coordination through di Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES).
President of di Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya (SAN), beg di police to give Amupitan and INEC di support wey dem need.
She talk say correct policing support important well well to protect di electoral process and deliver free, fair, credible and transparent elections.
Amupitan talk say insecurity remain INEC foremost concern because violence for some parts of di country fit stop eligible Nigerians from voting.
“E dey worry us well well. E fit make Nigerians lose dem vote, and we no want any Nigerian to lose dem vote,” e talk.
E talk say INEC dey work with police, di Office of di National Security Adviser (NSA) and other security agencies to develop ways to conduct elections for areas wey dey hot.
Amupitan talk say di commission go call meeting of ICCES to handle some of di challenges before di general elections.
