Nigerian electorates have been commended for turning-out to vote in the Gubernatorial and States Assemblies Elections held yesterday across the country.
The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria (MMWGN) gave the commendation while commenting on yesterday’s polls. It however called for immediate and diligent prosecution of all those arrested for electoral crimes all over the Federation.
In a press release signed by its National Coordinator, Mal. Ibrahim Abdullahi, the group commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the security agencies on the success of the elections, pointing out that both the electoral and security officials performed credittably.
It therefore appealed to all contestants to accept the results of the elections as would be released by the INEC in line with the peace accord usually signed before the elections are held.
The group stated that those who committed electoral crimes and arrested in the two segmental elections held this year throughout the federation must be tried appropriately in the courts of law.
MMWGN noted that in all elections held in the country so far, prosecution and purnishment for election offences have been non-existent; adding that this year’s elections must not go same way.
It also called on the 9th National Assembly to pass the Bill submitted by the Executive for the establishment of National Electoral Offences’ Commission (NEOC) before the end of its tenure.
The group commended President Muhammadu Buhari on his fight against corruption including vote-buying
It however called on him to give a Presidential Order immediately to the Central Bank of Nigeria to end the scarcity of the Naira in circulation.
The MMWGN stated further that with the elections being over, barricade of gates of commercial banks and lock-out of bank customers must come to an end from tomorrow (20th March, 2023) as Nigerians of all categories have been highly tormented and humiliated with difficulties in accessing the funds kept in banks.