African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed serious concern over government’s declaration of premature curfew in Abuja ahead of the upcoming elections on Saturday.
The party in a statement on Saturday, asserted that government’s decision to impose restrictions on movement a day before the election is a blatant move to suppress voter turnout, having realised that it stood no chance in the election.
“While some restrictions on movements on election day may be justified , the conventional practice is for such restrictions to commence at midnight on election day.
“We are therefore concerned by the decision of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike to impose a curfew on the FCT from 8pm on Friday.
“The ADC will therefore like to register our strong objections to this premature restrictions on movement”, said the party.
It added that: “Elections must be conducted in an atmosphere that is not only safe but also visibly free and open to all eligible voters. Abuja residents must be able to travel safely to their polling units, remain there until the voting process is concluded, and return home without fear of harassment, obstruction, or arbitrary restriction of movement.