Ahead of next year’s general election, the Federal Government has expressed outrage at the recent wave of campaign-related violence as well as the growing resort to making incendiary remarks by politicians at campaign rallies.
Specifically, it said attacks on campaign offices and destruction of campaign materials are worrisome and must be nipped in the bud.
The development came as the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC advocated the arrest of anyone who violates the relevant provisions of the Electoral Act, saying that is the only way to curb election violence.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu gave the charge Friday in Abuja at the third quarterly meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security ICCES.
