SERAP Urges Buhari to Probe Attack on Obi, Other Cases of Election-related Harassment Udora Orizu in Abuja Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Inspector-General
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Inspector-General of Police Usman Baba to investigate reported attack on the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, after a rally in Katsina state, and other cases of election-related intimidation, harassment and violence across the country.
SERAP also urged Buhari to direct the IG and Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN to name and shame any politicians and other perpetrators. In the letter dated 28 January, 2023 and signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organization said, escalating cases of election-related intimidation, harassment, and violence are fundamentally inconsistent with the principle of free and fair elections.
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