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SERAP ASKS INEC TO INVESTIGATE ELECTORAL OFFENSES FROM THE LAST ELECTION.

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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project SERAP has urged the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu to urgently seek the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate allegations of electoral violence and other electoral offenses including bribery against any state governors and their deputies during the just concluded general elections.

SERAP in a letter dated 25 March 2023 and signed by their deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare also advised him to quickly and effectively investigate reports of electoral violence and other electoral offenses committed during the general elections and to identify suspected perpetrators and their sponsors, and ensure their effective prosecution, regardless of their political status or affiliations

SERAP said, section 52 of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, allows INEC to seek the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate allegations of electoral violence and other electoral offenses such as bribery that may have been committed by any state governors and/or their deputies.

Written by: Ella Adike

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