Nigeria: Falana, Others Express Concerns Over Invitation of INEC Officials By DSS

20 February 2019

A human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Femi Falana; legal practitioner, Ms. Ayo Obe; Chair, Election Analysis Centre, Professor Adele Jinadu; political economist, Professor Ebere Onwudiwe; political scientist, Professor Jibrin Ibrahim; and Co-Chair, Situation Room, Y Z Ya'u, have expressed concern over Monday's invitation of some officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the Department of State Services (DSS).

In a statement issued jointly with the Director, Centre for Democracy and Development, Ms. Idayat Hassan; Country Director, Plan International, Dr. Hussaini Abdu; and Executive Director, CISLAC, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, Falana and others said they were concerned over the cancelled the invitation extended to the INEC Commissioner, Professor Okechukwu Ibeanu; Director of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Chidi Nwafor; Director of Procurement, Ken Ukeagu; Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Osaze Uzzi, and Assistant Director of ICT, Bimbo Oladunjoye.

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