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Ahead of the February/March general election, 22 states have been classified as “high risk” in terms of election manipulation.

The states include Imo, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Oyo, and Osun. Others are Ekiti, Kwara, Niger, Plateau, Taraba, Kaduna, Bauchi, Adamawa, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto and Jigawa states.
The revelation was contained in an executive summary of the “Election Manipulation Risk Index EMRI 1st Iteration Report” undertaken by the International Press Centre and eight other organizations. They are Partners for Electoral Reform, The Albino Foundation, The Kukah Centre, Enough is Enough, Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development, SBM Intelligence, Dataphyte and Yiaga Africa.