CF members give up their responsibilities and show partisanship – Group of observers

By Joseph Erunke

One of the election observer groups, the Center for Defense of Transparency (CTA), has accused military personnel deployed for safety not only of abandoning its primary responsibilities, but also of doing so. evidence of open partisanship during the exercise.

It was even then that she blamed the security agencies for their slow response to security breaches, saying that development had pushed citizens to resort to self-help. badistance, which was noted, "was a call for anarchy"

At a press conference on Sunday morning in Abuja, the preliminary report of its observers deployed throughout the country showed that there were cases of men in the armed forces preventing observers from seeing them. Elections to fulfill their legitimate duties even after proper identification.

Executive Director Faith Nwadishi said the group was concerned about killings reported in some parts of the country by soldiers, including Rivers, Bayelsa and Yobe states.

She said that in some cases, particularly in the riparian areas, the military refused to allow voters to access their voting booths, which she said blocked their access routes.

Listen to it: "The conduct of the men of the armed forces deployed in hot spots to ensure the safety of lives and property leaves much to be desired. "In many cases, the men of the armed forces left their primary responsibilities and became participants in the electoral process. Cases of such involvement in the electoral process have been reported in places such as Rivers, Bayelsa and Yobe.

"Men of the armed forces have also prevented election observers from performing their legitimate duties even after proper identification.

"In some cases, voters were denied access to their booths, as was the case in the riparian areas of the Delta State where the waterways were blocked.

"We observe that in many cases, security agencies have been slow to respond to security breaches. This led to a situation where citizens had no choice but to resort to self-help. This is a call to anarchy. "

Ms. Nwadishi thanked Nigerian voters for their enthusiasm and resilience, despite what she described as "challenges faced and the previous postponement of the elections".

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