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THE Federal Government has assured members of diplomatic corps on its plan to hold free, fair and credible general elections, warning foreigners to stay clear of the polling areas.
It solicited for the support and understanding of the international community.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Aminu Wali and Minister of Interior Mr. Abba Moro spoke yesterday in Abuja during a parley with members of the diplomatic corps.
Also yesterday, the military assured that in the next one week, Boko Haram would have been reduced to nothing.
The ministers urged diplomats, especially from neigbouring countries, to warn their citizens to stay clear of the polling units.
Moro, who was not forthcoming on the actual strategy put in place to man the borders during the election periods, however, said that all the agencies have been mobilised to ensure that the country’s security was not bridge.
Wali, who solicited for the support and cooperation of the international community, also assured that the country was fully prepared for a free and fair elections.
Justifying the February rescheduling of the elections, he noted that the achievements of the military in routing out the Boko Haram sect has proved the skeptics wrong, stressing that peace and security were very important in achieving free, fair and credible elections.
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