Ahead of the upcoming 2023 general election, a foremost civil society organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba, to investigate the recently reported attack on the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, after a campaign rally in Katsina Sate.
SERAP is equally asking President Buhari to direct IGP Baba to promptly, thoroughly, and transparently investigate other cases of election-related intimidation, harassment and violence across the country.
The organisation made the demands in an open letter to the President, dated January 28, 2023 and signed by its deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare.
SERAP further urged President Buhari to direct IGP and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) to name and shame any politician and other perpetrators of election-related intimidation, harassment, and…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
