FORMER KOGI ATTORNEY GENERAL ADVOCATES ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTORAL OFFENCE COMMISSION.
By Ahiaba Douglas, Abuja
A former Kogi State Attorney general and Commissioner for Justice, Hon. Prince Ben Ikani, has advocated for the establishment of an Electoral Offences Commission in Nigeria to handle all electoral related offence in Nigeria.
According to Hon. Ikani, electoral offences are grave Crime that deserves adequate attention and accelerated trial by Prosecutorial body,and offenders to be duely served punishment for their Crimes to serve as deterrant to others.
The legal luminary disclosed this to the Media recently, at the official unveiling and launching of “Readings on Elections Security Management” and ” Selected Readings In Internal Security Management ” both Books Authored by a Former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. Solomon Arase, held at the Shehu Musa Ya’adua Center, Abuja, under the Distinguished Chairmanship of former president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and other eminent Personalities that graced the Ceremony.
The former Director/Prosecutor Of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), lamented the spate of Violence and insecurity that has Characterised the Nation’s elections in recent times, pointing out that the activities of desperate politicians who unleashed violence on the electorates and sometimes electoral Officers and Security agents through their armed thugs and other means,has profusely affected the outcomes of elections in the Country, as the right and wishes of the electorates to Choose is been threatened and jeopardized by their inglorious acts.
He said effective and efficient Election Security Management System was necessary and indispensable, for free, fair and credible Elections in Nigeria.
He applauded the Author, Dr. Solomon Arase for sharing his over three decades experience in Internal Security and Election Security Management with Nigerians, through the Books that would help Security agencies, Electoral Officers and even those in the academics on how to manage Security during elections.
