Tinubu condemns spate of violence in South-South
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Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Saturday condemned the spate of violence during the governorship and state assembly polls in the South-South geo-political zone of the country.
Tinubu, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), made the observation while addressing journalists at Sunday Adigun Street, Alausa, where he cast his vote.
The former governor described the continued violence reported in the South South as barbaric.
He believed that the violence and threats may have caused the low voter turnout in several parts of the country.
“We have to remove violence from our politics. Election is about people and service, it is not a process of gun, war and violence.
“It is power by all means necessary that is the cause of the violence and we have to remove that and allow the process to function
“We must nurture the process of democracy, respect the rule of law and lives and property of Nigerians.
“The attempt to be governor or control states should come from the people’s sovereignty; the right of the people to choose their own leaders,” he said.
Tinubu commended INEC for the smooth process of accreditation, saying it would boost voter confidence.
“Accreditation has been better than two weeks ago, I got accredited at the first attempt.
“The organisation of the voting process is commendable.The only thing that we will be looking out for in the future is to help INEC improve as an institution.
“The card reader is now more dependable,” he said.
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We have continued to draw attention of the public and security agencies to the release by Gov. Amaechi of hardened criminals awaiting trial, and armed cult boys apparently to cause unrest in parts of the State in order to disrupt the elections, apprehensive of the fact that they (APC) will lose elections in the State.
We are aware of the antics of the APC and will never play into their hands. Their intention is to do something to obstruct the elections and blame it on either the inefficiency or compromise of the INEC and the PDP, but we urge all Nigerians, particularly the security agencies to be alert to resist and quell all such moves by the APC.
The PDP also appeals to all well-meaning Nigerian electorate to ignore the APC’s claims and go about carrying out their franchise and vote for Chief (Barr.) Nyesom Wike for Governor and other PDP State Assembly candidates in the April 11 elections, stressing that PDP, as a responsible and law abiding party, will not engage in anything capable of truncating the nation’s democracy and the electoral process.
The Party reiterates its call on its teeming members and supporters to be steadfast, and mobilize the masses for the victory of the Party in the State, charging them not to be intimidated by the oppressive actions of the Rivers State Government under Governor Amaechi.
Similarly, the Peoples Democratic Party says it is aware of the arrival of cache of arms and ammunition into Rivers State imported by leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State.
The Party affirms that most of these guns have been distributed to the various wards and units across the State to political thugs and machineries of the APC to be used in the April 11 elections.
We will review and take appropriate action.