The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mr Nuhu Ribadu says President Bola Tinubu is committed to ensuring free, fair and credible in the coming off- cycle governorship elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa States.
Ribadu, who spoke on Friday in Abuja during a meeting with the Chairman of
the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) , Professor Mahmood Yakubu, said there will be no interference in the elections.
Aside from Yakubu, the meeting was also attended by INEC national commissioners and other members of the inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security.
“This election will be better than any previous ones. It will be without violence, it will be free and fair and there will be no interferences,” Ribadu assured.
He added that Tinubu is ready to back the Commission to succeed in doing that.
The meeting, held at the NSA office in Abuja, is part of the consultative meetings by the Commission ahead of the November 11, 2023 off-season election.
INEC had previously raised security concerns ahead of the polls in one of its meetings with political parties.
The security of voters, critical election materials, and the protection of collation centres were part of the concerns raised by the INEC Chairman during Friday’s meeting.
He appealed to security officials to deal decisively with those who cause violence on election day.
(vitalnewsngr.com)
