Ahead of the November 8 Anambra governorship election, the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN II) has called for the exclusion of non-statutory security outfits, including vigilantes, from election security roles.
It stressed that there is no legal basis for non-state security outfits to be included in the conduct of the exercise, billed for next Saturday.
It also called on security agencies and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be more proactive in detecting and apprehending offenders on election day.
These are part of the 66 recommendations of the EU partners, comprising 16 Nigerian civil society organisations.
In a press conference and presentation of Joint EU-SDGN II partners’ pre-election assess
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