The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has warned against any attempt to undermine or disrupt the peaceful conduct of the forthcoming Edo and Ondo governorship elections.
Mr Ribadu, represented by a Director in the Office of NSA, gave the warning during an Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security, ICESS, organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Wednesday in Abuja.
Mr Ribadu, who noted pockets of violence for inter- and intra-parties struggles in the two states, said that any attempt to disrupt elections would be treated as an assault on the nation’s democracy.
“Given the violent antecedents of some politicians and their supporters in Edo in particular, the NSA, who doubles as the co-chair of ICCES, has warned that any attempt to undermine, interfere with, or disrupt the peaceful conduct of the polls, will be viewed as an assault on the very essence of our democratic values.
“We want to reassure you that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is committed to a peaceful conduct of elections, and is particularly unwavering in his commitment.
