Festus Abu and Success NwoguThe Independent National Electoral Commission has blamed security agencies for their failure to act decisively when there is poll violence in the country. Yakubu, who spoke during the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security meeting in Abuja on Friday, said the security agencies often placed more emphasis on the number of officers to be deployed, focusing less on strategies. According to him, it is the responsibility of the security agencies to secure the environment for a successful conduct of elections. Yakubu said they would stop elections in any constituencies where the lives of voters and INEC officials were under threat. The retired General said, “Securing the environment, protecting the electorate and those who will actually engage the process, INEC officials and other state officials.

Source: Punch January 11, 2020 00:56 UTC