Global Concerns Mount over Army Interference in Election

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030ed54a army soldiers Global Concerns Mount over Army Interference in Election

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  • PDP takes Abia, Ebonyi, Enugu, Oyo, Akwa Ibom

Our Correspondents

Following the massive and unprecedented deployment of troops, Intelligence, Reconnaissance and Surveillance (ISR) aircraft across the country by military authorities during the general election, especially in the Niger Delta states of Rivers, Delta and Akwa Ibom, there were global concerns that Nigeria’s democracy was being militarised.

Leading the global watchers was the United Kingdom, which expressed concerns over reported military interference in the elections, particularly in Rivers State.

But the Defence Headquarters insisted last night that deployment of troops during the elections was constitutional even as it denied knowledge of any judgment of the Court of Appeal to the contrary.

The…



Source: Thisday Newspaper