By Albert Akota
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has vowed to invite MC Oluomo, the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello over incidences of hate speech, electoral violence, obstruction of voters and other infractions reported against them in the course of the presidential, national assembly, governorship and state assembly elections.
The Executive Secretary of the commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the preliminary findings of the Situation Room set up by the Commission specifically for the 2023 general election.
lOjukwu who was responding to questions said he was sure, the affected persons are gentlemen who would not hesitate to respond to invitation from the Commission to clear their names on the allegations.
The NHRC boss said while the Situation Room received over 300 complaints after the presidential election, it has so far got nearly 150 within few hours after the governorship and state assembly elections, adding that more are being expected.
He said that the Commission would soon announce the date of the commencement of investigation of reported cases sent to it by the public including hate speech, violence, obstruction of access to polling units, extrajudicial killings and gender related assaults, among others.
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