Fed Govt: no poll shift, cancellation over insecurity

• Published date: 10 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said the general election will not be postponed or canceled because of insecurity.

He said nothing has happened to alter the election timetable.

According to him, security agencies have assured the nation of a peaceful atmosphere for the poll.

Mohammed, who made the clarifications in his preliminary remarks at the 17th Edition of the PMB Administration Scorecard in Abuja, faulted a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) for raising a red flag on the poll.

He said there was no cause for alarm.

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