However, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed optimism that the coming general elections would be better than that of 2015, while urging security personnel to be non-partisan. The commission’s director of security, Mr. Richard Awolola, urged all security personnel to be alive to their responsibilities and ensure credible elections. He spoke at a training tagged ‘Election Security Personnel Training of Trainers for 2019 General Election’ organised the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) at Ikeja, Lagos. Project coordinator of ECES in Nigeria, Mr. Rudolf Elbling, said a peaceful environment devoid of threats to lives and property was needed to conduct a credible election. National president of NASFAT, Alhaji Kamil Bolarinwa, made this call during a special prayer for peaceful elections, held in Lagos yesterday.

Source: The Guardian February 04, 2019 06:56 UTC