With 49 days to the conduct of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum says his state is 90 percent secure and safe for the polls.
He is therefore, assured the voting public of their safety before, during and after the elections.
The Governor gave the assurance in Abuja on Friday, after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa.
Borno state has in recent times grabbed headlines for electoral violence with the November 2022 attack on the PDP presidential campaign train in Maiduguri, the state capital.
Asked what he was doing to assure those afraid to go collect their PVCs because of insecurity as they may not be able to use it during the election, the Governor said:
“The People of Borno State voted during the 2015 election. They also voted during the 2019 election. Can you compare the security situation in 2019 and 2015 and now?
“The security situation has improved tremendously by over 90 percent so we don’t have any problem.
“Eligible voters can go and cast their votes on election day, Inshallah, in Borno State, we don’t have any problem.“
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