Former Chairman of the Independent National Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has listed some dangers signs which he said can mar the 2019 general election.
Jega spoke when delivering a lecture to mark this year’s Democracy Day in Abuja.
The former INEC boss warned that violence party congresses constituted a risk to the election as he argued that if the parties could not conduct their internal elections without violence, it may consequences on the general election.
He also cited the increasing incidents of hate speech which he said must be controlled through existing laws or could jeopardize the exercise.
He observed that the delay in the passage the framework for the conduct of the 2019 exercise was also a risk to the election.
Jega who said the provision of the constitution which gives only seven days for the conduct of run-off where necessary, added that it was an impossible task as no such election can be done so short a time.
He said: “The first…
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