Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- A group of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has asked Nigeria's electoral commission, INEC, to issue a public order barring political parties from holding campaigns.

In a letter dated 5 June and addressed to the INEC Chairperson Mahmood Yakubu, the group also asked the commission to collaborate with law enforcement agencies to remove all political campaign materials that violated the commission's campaign regulations.

The letter, signed by the Executive Director of Yiaga Africa Samson Itodo, listed the other CSOs as Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO), Elect Her, TAF Africa, The Kukah Center, International Press Center (IPC), and Nigerian Women Trust Fund.

"The continuous violation of electoral laws will not abat...