The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has directed all security agencies to ensure a safe electoral exercise for Nigerians and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission alike.
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, stated this while briefing journalists after the National Security Council’s maiden meeting for 2023 chaired by the President on Wednesday at the Aso Villa, Abuja.
The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, also said the council was satisfied with the level of security nationwide, therefore, elections would hold in a safe atmosphere.
According to Malami, enough preparations have been made ahead of Saturday’s polls.
Asked about the Supreme Court hearing which has been adjourned to March 3, 2023, Malami said the decision of the court would be studied.
Just in , Ahead of Saturday’s presidential election, presidential candidates of political parties on Wednesday converged in Abuja to sign a peace accord.
Those present at the event include All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and his Peoples Democratic Party counterpart, Atiku Abubakar.
The PUNCH reports that the peace accord is voluntary and not mandatory for political parties to participate. However, it’s a mediation process that helps forestall electoral-related violence.
No fewer than 18 candidates are jostling to succeed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), as president of Africa’s most populous country.