Perpetrators of electoral violence should be prosecuted – Observers

By Oghenero Eghweree

Civil society organizations say security agencies should prosecute perpetrators of electoral violence in the just concluded Governorship and State Assemblies election to serve as a deterrent to others in future polling exercises.

They made the observation in Asaba, the Delta State capital, at a Civil Society Observers’ Coalition Press Conference on the recently concluded elections.

The Team Leader, Civil Society Situation Room for the elections, Deacon Okezi Odugala, while briefing newsmen denounced reports of intimidation, voters’ inducement and hostage-taking of electoral officers especially in Lagos, Kaduna and Rivers State.

Deacon Odugala however commended the Independent National Electoral Commission for the improvement in logistics arrangement, as voting materials arrived early in most of the polling units during the polls.

Meanwhile, the Special Adviser to the State Government on Civic Engagement and Civil Societies Activist, Rex Anighoro, made an appeal for intensified civic engagement by the electoral umpire and civil society organizations to improve citizen’s knowledge on electoral processes.

Representatives of Civil Society Organizations including Better Life for Women Foundation, Advocate for Peoples Rights and Justice, Nigerian Progressives Right and Youth Development made observations on improving the electoral system in the country.

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