The Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council of the Labour Party (LP) has urged the security agencies to ensure that Nigerians are not disenfranchised as a result of insecurity.
According to Obi, security agencies must do their work to enable Nigerians to collect their PVCs.
LEADERSHIP reports that as INEC rolls out the PVC collection, several people especially in the South East shunned the collection centres as a result of insecurity.
Gunmen in the South East have destroyed several INEC offices, which has made several people stay away from their offices, especially on Mondays as a result of the sit-at-home order.
But speaking to LEADERSHIP last night, the spokesman of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, who is also a former national chairman of the Inter-party Advisory Council (IPAC), the umbrella body of all political parties in the country, Dr Yunusa Tanko, said it is unacceptable for Nigerians to be disenfranchised as a result of insecurity.
“It is very important that we call on the security agencies to protect lives and properties as enshrined in the constitution. Security agencies must provide security for everybody to go out and collect their PVCs. Citizens should also come out and perform their rights. We’ve seen attacks on INEC offices. Citizens must come out and demand for their rights,” Tanko said.
“As much as we are calling on our members to be Obedient, they must take their security and safety seriously and demand their rights. Nigerians must insist on security because it will affect their franchise and every aspect of life.
“So, we are calling on the nation’s security agencies to ensure that Nigerians are not prevented from performing their rights,” Tanko added.
