Democracy Day: CSO urges Tinubu to declare state of emergency on security crisis

The Centre for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN) appealed to President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on Nigeria's security crisis. The CSO also called for the establishment of state police and national forest guards. Akwa Ibom State Director Otuekong Franklyn Isong expressed concern over school abductions in Borno and Oyo states. Keynote speaker Prof. Enefiok Essien decried vote trading and urged measures to combat poverty and vote buying.