The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has advised Nigerians to accept in good faith the postponement of the of the February polls by the nation’s electoral body Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, due to issues of security in the nation.
The commission disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Monday, calling on the various security agencies to stay focused towards ensuring that normalcy returned to the North-East part of the nation.
ECOWAS urged INEC to use this period of postponement to complete all preparations as regards the elections, particularly in the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards.
The regional body pledged its continued support as the nation goes through the electioneering process in Nigeria.
The body also used the opportunity to call on politicians to refrain from making hateful and inciting speeches.
Also, ECOWAS appealed to all Nigerians to abide by the democratic process and uphold the rule of law.
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