Yiaga Africa Laments Insecurity, Non-Distributed PVCs, Other Issues Against Anambra Election

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As Anambra state counts down to its governorship election come November 6, Yiaga Africa, an election monitoring civil society organization has expressed worries over the level of insecurity, none distribution of Permanent Voters Card (PVC) to the 76,104 voters recently registered during the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), low voter education and inducement of electorates by some candidates in the state.

Speaking at a media conference held in Awka, the Anambra State capital ahead of the election, Yiaga Africa’s board member, Mr Ezenwa Nwagwu, said that their worries arose from the reports of the organization’s Watch the Vote (WTV) pre-election observers.

The pre-election observation according to Mr Nwagwu focused on election preparatory activities by stakeholders, election violence or threats of violence and violations of the electoral code of conduct. The reports confirmed that the state is currently saturated with the fear of safety following the recent threats by secessionist groups to shut down the region (South East) if certain conditions are not met.

This according to Yiaga Africa has continued to remain a major threat to the election and the recent volatility of the state has continued to hinder political party campaigns, voter education and mobilization.
The reports which identified INEC’s preparatory activities in the state to include training of ad-hoc staff as well as the publication of the notice of poll at the state and local government levels, distribution of PVCs in 16 local government areas also added that distribution of PVCs in Anambra East, Aguata, Idemili North, Dunukofia and Onitsha South local government areas is yet to commence.

In violation of the electoral code of conduct, Yiaga Africa has reported the distribution of fabrics materials (Ankara) during party campaigns in some parts of the state.
According to the organization, its observer in Awka North heard about the distribution of money (N1,500) during an APC (All Progressive Congress) rally in the LGA, while observers in Ayamelum, Idemili North and Onitsha South LGAs also heard about the distribution of monies or gift items during political party rallies.

In view of its observations ahead of the November 6 governorship election in the state, Yiaga Africa has called on INEC to ensure more consistent and harmonious coordination within the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) on measures to forestall incidences of violence and ensure the safety of voters and poll officials.

Furthermore, as a matter of urgency, the Commission has been urged to collaborate with CSOs (Civil Society Organizations), NOA (National Orientation Agency) and other relevant stakeholders to amplify and intensify voter education across the state.

Yiaga Africa further called on security agencies to ensure that their personnel are adequately trained on election security before they are deployed for the election while deploying monitoring mechanisms to checkmate and curtail personnel excesses.

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