2019 Polls: CCC Identifies Kano, Kaduna, Kogi, Kwara, Adamawa, Imo, Rivers, others As Flashpoints
BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA – As Nigerians go for the Presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday, the Centre for Crisis Communications (CCC), has identified some potential flashpoints in the six geo-political zones of the country.
The Executive Secretary of the Centre, Air Commodore Yusuf Anas (Rtd), who stated this when speaking with PRNigeria, said the CCC identified some of the potential flashpoints after reviewing recent incidents and violent activities in some of the states.
According to him; “Some of the states we identify in the North are: Kano and Kaduna in the North West; Kwara and Kogi in the North Central and Adamawa and Taraba in the North-East geopolitical zone.
“In the South, we identify Lagos and Ogun States in the South-West; Rivers and Akwa-Ibom in the South-South; and Anambra and Imo States in the South East geopolitical zone respectively.”
The CCC therefore recommends that adequate security arrangements should be made to ensure that the elections are not disrupted in some of the states it identified.
Anas further said; “We appeal to politicians, community leaders to advise their subjects against involvement in any activity capable of inciting violence that could have negative effects on the electoral processes.
“We also urge all security agencies deployed for elections to be proactive and conduct themselves professionally by carrying out their duties with absolute neutrality devoid of bias, while the media and Civil Society Organizations should continue to monitor and keep Nigerians abreast before, during and after the elections.”
The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) collects, collates, processes, harmonizes and disseminates information on any crisis or potential crisis situation in the country. It has been providing credible and professional crisis information and early warning alerts to strategic institutions in the country with the view of taking appropriate measure towards ensuring adequate security as well as promoting peaceful coexistence in the country.
