Professor Mahmood Yakubu the Independent National Electoral Commission, ( INEC) boss has given reasons why 2023 election may not hold.
Yakubu said the effect of attacking INEC offices by hoodlums may hamper the 2023 elections from holding next year.
The INEC boss was of the opinion that if the incessant attacks are not checked 2023 general elections may be compromised.
He issued the warning while addressing the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee Investigating the Attacks on Offices and Facilities of INEC in Abuja yesterday.
The INEC Chairman stressed that while the Commission was determined to continue with preparations for the elections, the persistent attacks on its facilities constitute a serious threat.
Although, he vowed that preparations for the election will continue despite the attacks on its facilities but only feared that it doesn’t affect it.
He said: “However, should such attacks continue at the pace at which they are happening at the moment, the Commission may find it increasingly difficult to recover in good time for the election.
“If it is about stopping the attacks, yes we can recover, but if the attacks continue, it would be very difficult for the Commission to recover.
“The attacks have far-reaching implications on preparation for the general elections. First, the facilities that are destroyed, especially offices, would take time to rebuild.”
Lately, hoodlums have attacked INEC offices in States like Imo, Enugu, Osun, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Ogun, Lagos, Ondo, and Bayelsa States.