“The repeated assurance by the security agencies for the adequate protection of our personnel, materials and processes also reinforces our determination to proceed.”
It would be “a big shame if we cannot conduct the elections because of insecurity. It is bad that we are in a situation where an election is at risk,” said IPAC.
The electoral commission chairman explained that election security was vital to conducting free, fair, and credible polls.
Mr Yakubu assured Nigerians that INEC has no preferred party or candidate as Messrs Abubakar of the PDP, Obi of Labour Party and Tinubu of APC seek to succeed Mr Buhari.