INEC Will Conduct Election In Yobe,Borno And Adamawa In 2015

 

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Tuesday that it would conduct elections in states under emergency rule, if the security situation in those states improved.

The commission’s spokesperson, Mr Kayode Idowu, made the statement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.

Idowu explained that it was obvious that elections could not hold under such situation in the states.

He, however, said that the commission would conduct elections in the states if the security situation improved before the 2015 general elections.

“It is simple logic that state of emergency is martial rule in which armed soldiers are in control of daily routine in these states.

“So INEC cannot deploy its workers to these areas and cannot also guarantee the safety of the electorate,’’ Idowu said.

However, INEC expressed the hope that the security situation would improve to enable it to conduct the 2015 general elections.