The National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promised that election will hold in the country next year despite attacks on its facilities.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this comment during a meeting with the Africa Union Special Pre-Electoral Political Mission led by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.
Yakubu assured that the election materials that got damaged during some of the attacks will be replaced by the commission.
Three local government area offices across the country were targeted in the last three weeks; the most recent was on Sunday in Ebonyi.
He said, “So far, we can recover from all the losses but it’s a source of concern. This shouldn’t be allowed to continue.”
Yakubu added that security agencies would be engaged to protect INEC facilities ahead of the general polls.
INEC is expected to conduct the 2023 general elections in the country on the 25th of February and 12th of March.
However, if there is going to be a re-run election INEC will announce it in due course.