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In a significant development, the electoral commission of Nigeria has warned that the forthcoming presidential election scheduled for late February could be cancelled or postponed. The reason stated was the current level of insecurity persisting in the country
In a significant development, the electoral commission of Nigeria has warned that the forthcoming presidential election scheduled for late February could be cancelled or postponed. The reason stated was the current level of insecurity persisting in the country.
Nigerians are due to choose a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari, a former general who is not standing for re-election after two terms in office, unlike what is happening in some other African countries, where the Constitution is tweaked by the incumbent to continue in the office. The country, the election commission has said, was in the grip of serious security problems. Those include violent jihadist insurgency in the northeast, separatist tensions in the south, and rising crime in the northwest and centre.
Abdullahi Abdu Zuru, one of the heads of the election commission said this during a meeting in Abuja. While explaining the preparations for the forthcoming elections.
This scenario, if the election is cancelled or postponed, could then cause a constitutional crisis. Hence, he cautioned the need to avoid them at all costs, the election commission official said. The commission also said that all security forces and election officials must be equipped to deal with any challenge at any point in time.
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Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and most industrialized country are in the grip of a severe economic crisis and numerous security problems. Eighteen candidates are vying to succeed Buhari. They include Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP). However, analysts opine that no front-runner has emerged, so far, in the race for the presidential seat.
