The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has said that burning of offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices and Police Stations will not stop the 2023 general elections.
He also used the opportunity to assure Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari is not interested in running for a third-term in 2023.
The Presidential aide spoke while featuring on a television programme.
He said, “It is very disturbing that INEC and police offices are being set ablaze in parts of the country by anarchists. I believe the law enforcement agents are sufficient enough to deal with them.
“Does anybody want to stop election in 2023? President Buhari is not interested in third term; he is not cut out for that. So, there will be election in 2023 and we will get there, God willing.”
There have been attacks on INEC offices especially in the South-East and in the South-South regions over the past weeks and it has been linked to the agitation for Biafra Republic by secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, has described the situation as a national emergency.
Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has since inaugurated various special squads to combat the menace.
