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It is at the base level that these elections are conducted. You also know that we just finished verification relating to expansion of voters\u2019 access to the polling units. It was at the various local government offices that these were coordinated. They coordinated the geo-referencing of the old and new polling units.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you attack our local government offices, you are attacking our capacity and capability of conducting elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, when you displace the commission, the implication is that the commission may have to go and look for a rented house and when the commission goes to look for a rented office, you don\u2019t know the political disposition and inclination of the landlords of that office. You may just come out on election day and find out that your offices are locked and there\u2019s absolutely nothing you will do about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are worried that our preparations are being distracted and distorted. We are also worried because some of our officers are now living in fear in relation to what is going on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no doubt whatsoever that what is going on is unacceptable, and it\u2019s going to divert the attention of the commission from early preparations for the 2023 elections and for the off season elections that we\u2019re organising.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that the attacks on some of its offices are disturbing early preparations for the 2023 general election. Recall that some INEC offices have witnessed series of attacks in the last two weeks, leading to the destruction of some sensitive and non-sensitive materials. 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