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In just two months to the 2019 general election, an associate professor, politics of development, University of Port Harcourt, Fedlis Allen, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to distance itself from the influence of incumbent interest and focus on its operations.
He warned that any trace of affiliation might trigger election violence, saying this could be detrimental to democracy and credibility of democratisation processes in the country.
The don noted that the role of INEC, as an umpire in the election process, was to enforce the rights of the citizens to participate freely in the coming poll without violence through a transparent process from the standpoint of a truly independent body.
He, therefore, tasked relevant security agencies to be more professional and non-partisan in investigating, arresting and prosecuting those sponsoring killings ahead of the elections.
The don noted that without efforts in this direction, opposition politicians, with no access to formal security, would deepen their private arrangements for violence as a matter of waging war against their rivals.
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