{"id":53028,"date":"2016-09-08T17:49:51","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T16:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=53028"},"modified":"2016-09-08T17:49:51","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T16:49:51","slug":"inec-disregards-security-advisory-go-ahead-edo-election-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/inec-disregards-security-advisory-go-ahead-edo-election-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"INEC Disregards Security Advisory, To Go ahead with Edo election On Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_520148822\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Thursday<\/span><\/span> said it<br \/>\nwill go ahead with the Edo State governorship elections against the advise<br \/>\nof Nigerian security agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigeria Police and Department of State Services (DSS) had advised INEC<br \/>\nto postpone the governorship election scheduled for Saturday, September<br \/>\n10, 2016 in Edo state.<\/p>\n<p>The two security agencies said the advise was based on credible<br \/>\nintelligence at its disposal, which suggests that insurgents are planning<br \/>\nto attack vulnerable communities and soft targets, with high population<br \/>\nduring the forthcoming Sallah celebrations between 12th and 13th<br \/>\nSeptember.<\/p>\n<p>The agencies said Edo State is amongst the states being earmarked for<br \/>\nthese planned attacks.<\/p>\n<p>In a joint statement, the agencies reminded the public that similar<br \/>\nthreats were issued during the <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_520148825\"><span class=\"aQJ\">May 1<\/span><\/span>, Labour Day and Democracy Day, May<br \/>\n29, celebrations as well as the Eid-el-Fitr holidays in July, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The statement further adds that \u201cthe security agencies were able to<br \/>\ndecisively disrupt and thwart the insurgents\u2019 plan. In the same vein,<br \/>\nwhile election is important, the security agencies cannot allow the peace<br \/>\nof the country to be disrupted, and we will continue to remain vigilant<br \/>\nand ensure consolidation of the successes gained in the current<br \/>\ncounter-insurgency fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is in regard of these that we are appealing to INEC which has the<br \/>\nlegal duty to regulate elections in the country to consider the need for<br \/>\npossible postponement of the date of the election in Edo State, in order<br \/>\nto enable security agencies deal decisively with the envisaged terrorist<br \/>\nthreats\u201d, they said.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said it will go ahead with the Edo State governorship elections against the advise of Nigerian security agencies. 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