SERAP also urged Yakubu to promptly and effectively investigate reports of electoral violence and other electoral offences committed during the general election, and to identify suspected perpetrators and their sponsors, and ensure their effective prosecution, regardless of their political status or affiliations.
In a letter dated March 25, 2023, signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said by allegedly engaging in electoral violence and other electoral offences “in so blatant a fashion”, suspected perpetrators and their sponsors had clearly acted in violation of constitutional provisions, international standards and the Electoral Act.
SERAP said Section 52 of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, allowed INEC to seek the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate allegations of electoral violence and other electoral offences such as bribery that may have been committed by any state governor and/or their deputies.
According to SERAP, INEC should promptly collaborate with the ICPC and other law enforcement agencies to identify any politician and their sponsors suspected to be responsible for electoral violence and other electoral offences during the elections. “Identifying, arresting, investigating and prosecuting those suspected of perpetrating electoral violence and other electoral offences during the 2023 general election would act as a deterrent against electoral violence in future elections.
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