The National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, has
called for the postponement of the scheduled February general elections
in the country.
Speaking on Thursday, in a talk at a London think-tank, Dasuki
advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend
the date for the forthcoming general elections.
Ynaija reports that Dasuki advised that the INEC should consider postponing the planned elections for some time in order for it to distribute voters’ cards to all eligible voters.
The national security adviser revealed that the electoral commission had 30 million cards left to distribute and had only managed to distribute 30 million in the past year.
“What sense does it make to vote three months early when there are 30 million cards still with INEC? That’s my position,” Dasuki said.
The INEC schedule for conducting the general elections has been a subject of controversy over the months with the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) accusing the Goodluck Jonathan administration of plotting to shift the elections to satisfy its whims. These allegations have, however, been denied on several occasions by the President’s handlers who accuse the APC of crying wolf where there is none.
National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki
Ynaija reports that Dasuki advised that the INEC should consider postponing the planned elections for some time in order for it to distribute voters’ cards to all eligible voters.
The national security adviser revealed that the electoral commission had 30 million cards left to distribute and had only managed to distribute 30 million in the past year.
“What sense does it make to vote three months early when there are 30 million cards still with INEC? That’s my position,” Dasuki said.
The INEC schedule for conducting the general elections has been a subject of controversy over the months with the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) accusing the Goodluck Jonathan administration of plotting to shift the elections to satisfy its whims. These allegations have, however, been denied on several occasions by the President’s handlers who accuse the APC of crying wolf where there is none.
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