The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has asked the Federal Government, as well as well-meaning Nigerians to prevail on the Independent National Electoral Commission to hold both the presidential and governorship elections on the same day.
Baba-Ahmed said, “There is a high probability of the second election not holding because of the violence from the first election. It is not going to be feasible.
“The first election is the presidential and National Assembly elections. We fear that, in light of the precarious security situation in the country and the fact that security agencies have admitted they are overstretched, it is quite possible, in fact, highly probable, that some desperate politicians who might lose the election will trigger political violence to the extent that the subsequent elections may not hold.
“In the light of this, we engage all those that matter. We met with some of the key security chiefs, who expressed their understanding of the situation and agreed with us that their manpower is already overstretched. And it is going to be an uphill task to cope with political violence. “We, therefore, advise that INEC should be prevailed upon to hold all the elections on the same day. This way, we will avoid a situation where some desperate politicians that are about to lose cannot create chaos in the country such that we will be left with elections half-held and half-on-hold.”
The council also appealed to Nigerians to make the necessary sacrifice to vote no matter how long it takes.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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