Air Commodore Yusuf Anas (Rtd)
Air Commodore Yusuf Anas (Rtd)
Polls: CCC Identifies 12 States as Major Flashpoints in
Nigeria
… Lists Kano, Kaduna, Kwara, Kogi, Imo, Akwa-Ibom, 6 others
The Centre for Crisis Communications (CCC) has raised alarm on
the potential flashpoints in the country as Nigerians go to the
polls Saturday for the Presidential and National Assembly
elections.
The CCC works in close liaison with military, security,
intelligence and response agencies in Nigeria as 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).
In its mid-February collation and dissemination of data on
crisis and crisis situation across the country, CCC notes that it
has identified flashpoints in the six geopolitical zones of the
country.
Speaking to PRNigeria on its latest statistics gathered from six
geopolitical zone, the Executive Secretary of the Centre, Air
Commodore Yusuf Anas (Rtd) said it identified some of the potential
flashpoints after reviewing recent incidents and violent activities
in some of the states.
He said: “We strongly recommend that adequate security
arrangements should be made to ensure that the elections are not
disrupted in some of the states we have identified.
“Some of the states we identify in the North are: Kano and
Kaduna in the North West; Kwara and Kogi in the North Central and
Adamawa and Taraba in the North-East geopolitical zone.
“In the South, we identify Lagos and Ogun States in the
South-West; Rivers and Akwa-Ibom in the South-South; and Anambra
and Imo States in the South East geopolitical zone
respectively.
“We appeal to politicians, community leaders to advise their
subjects against involvement in any activity capable of inciting
violence that could have negative effects on the electoral
processes.
“We also 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 Organizations should continue to monitor
and keep Nigerians abreast before, during and after the
elections.”
The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) collects, collates,
processes, harmonizes and disseminates information on any crisis or
potential crisis situation in the country. It has been providing
credible and professional crisis information and early warning
alerts to strategic institutions in the country with the view of
taking appropriate measure towards ensuring adequate security as
well as promoting peaceful coexistence in the country.
It recently issued a statement calling on Security Agencies and
Electoral bodies to exercise absolute neutrality in the conduct of
the election.
By PRNigeria