The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure more registered voters collect their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) in readiness for the polls.
In a statement, the Director ,Idayat Hassan also expresses its utmost concern that the preparations for the elections may be undermined if the growing insecurity across the country is not urgently addressed.
She said the South East, Biafra separatist agitations continue to undermine the peace as separatists’ attack government buildings, while threatening to visit mayhem on voters who dare to show up at their polling units on Election Day.
She further said CDD has, for several months, been monitoring the conflict situation across the country in order to inform election stakeholders on possible mitigation strategies.
She said through the Nigeria Election Violence Tracker, CDD in collaboration with the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) Project, has been generating troves of data to shape policy decisions in the build up to the 2023 general elections.
