The All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday wrote a letter to President Goodluck Jonathan and the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega where it pleaded with them to adhere to the judgment barring soldiers from taking part in elections.
Part of the letter is as follows: “I am sure all well-meaning Nigerians share your deep seated concern on the militarization of our elections.
“It is therefore imperative your good office and commission ensure, henceforth, and until there is an enabling Act of the National Assembly, the court orders are obeyed and armed forces personnel are never again deployed in any form of security supervision of our elections.”
“Justice Aikawa of the Federal High Court in his judgment on the suit marked: FHC/S/CS/29/2014 among others, restrained the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and INEC “from engaging the service of the Nigerian armed forces in the security supervision of elections in any manner whatsoever in any part of Nigeria, without the Act of the National Assembly.”
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