2019 Elections: CCC
2019 Elections: CCC Cautions Security Agencies,
Electoral Body on Neutrality
… Urges Nigerians to be Law-Abiding and Vote Peacefully
The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) which is actively
involved in collecting, collating, processing, harmonizing and
disseminating information on any crisis or potential crisis
situation in the country, notes with concern the over-heating of
the polity by politicians due to the postponement of
Presidential/National Assembly and other elections by Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The Centre, in the forefront in crisis information management in
the country, appreciates Nigerians for their patience and
understanding in the wake of the postponement.
The concerns expressed by Nigerians are genuine and a clear
demonstration of their enthusiasm to be active players in the
democratic process of the fourth republic.
The Centre calls on INEC to ensure that what led to the
postponement of the elections would have been resolved by now and
calls on the electoral umpire to exercise absolute neutrality in
the conduct of the election.
The Centre urges Nigerians to come out en-mass to vote for
candidates of their choices in the rescheduled elections starting
from Saturday, 23 February 2019. It is our hope that INEC will
speedily overcome all its challenges and conduct free, fair and
credible elections that will be a panacea for peace and stability
in Nigeria.
The Centre has been providing credible and professional crisis
information and early warning alerts to strategic institutions with
the view of taking approprite measure towards ensuring adequate
security as well as promoting peaceful coexistence in the country.
It therefore urge all security agencies deployed for elections to
be proactive and conduct themselves professionally by carrying out
their duties with absolute neutrality devoid of bias, while the
media and Civil Society Organisations should continue to monitor
and keep Nigerians abreast before, during and after the
elections.
The CCC works in close liaison with military, security,
intelligence and response agencies in Nigeria. It meets with the
Heads of Information Departments of all the agencies under the
umbrella of the Forum of Spokespersons of Security and Response
Agencies (FOSSRA).
Signed,
Air Commodore Yusuf Anas (Rtd)
Executive Secretary