Former Head of State, Normal Abdulsalami Abubakar and Chairman of the Nationwide Peace Committee (NPC) has appealed to candidates of the 17 political events contesting the November sixteenth governorship election in Ondo State to simply accept the end result of the train as soon as it’s credible, free and honest.
Abubakar made the enchantment in Akure, the state capital, through the signing of the Peace Accord initiated by the Nationwide Peace Committee (NPC) on Friday.
Addressing the gathering, the previous Head of State, urged politicians who signed the accord to totally commit themselves and their events to the letter and spirit of the accord.
In line with him, “You have to shun violence and intimidation and keep in mind that as politicians, you could reveal the spirit of sportsmanship, as that may be a key trait of fine management.”
Whereas asking the candidates and their supporters to chorus from making statements that may incite violence inside this era, particularly after the declaration of outcomes, Abubakar, mentioned, “As residents, you could additionally respect that solely the INEC has the constitutional authority to announce the outcomes. Due to this fact, it behooves the celebration leaders to make sure that they play a essential position in encouraging their supporters to chorus from making statements that may incite violence inside this era, particularly after the outcomes.”
“I wish to name on all stakeholders to work assiduously of their capacities to make sure that peace reigns supreme throughout this election and that the Ondo State off-cycle election units a precedent for different off-cycle elections to emulate.
“I additionally urge the celebration leaders and candidates to simply accept the end result of the elections so long as it’s adjudged to be free, honest, and credible, and to hunt official and peaceable technique of addressing any concern which will come up thereafter.”
Abubakar who nonetheless, counseled the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC), for the work accomplished to date, referred to as on the fee to repeatedly reside as much as their obligations in making certain that eligible voters train their franchise peacefully and that the remaining electoral processes are credible and free, and honest.
Earlier, the Nationwide Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, assured the gathering that the fee had taken measures to deal with the Election Day challenges, ‘particularly the perennial problem of logistics.”
Mahmood mentioned, “During the last 4 days, I’ve engaged with our officers, safety businesses, and transport service suppliers right here in Ondo State to evaluate our readiness and ideal our preparations for the motion of over 17,000 advert hoc and common officers in addition to giant portions of supplies to 4,154 voting and collation places (3,933 polling items, 203 Ward and 18 LGA collation facilities).
“Within the case of Ondo State, this process is to be completed by boat within the two riverine native authorities areas of Ese Odo and Ilaje, and by a mix of vans, four-wheel autos, and bikes in respect of the mainland areas of the State.
“You must subsequently anticipate to see a outstanding enchancment in Election Day logistics. Voters in Ondo State must also anticipate to see an analogous enchancment in consequence administration.”
Additionally, the Inspector Normal of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, disclosed that police will deploy a complete of 34,657 personnel to the polling items, wards/LGA collation facilities in addition to different strategic places through the election.
Represented by the DIG Abiodun Alabi, Egbetokun hinted that 4 “(4) Police personnel might be deployed at every polling unit, which then implies that 15,732 typical police personnel might be required for the three,933 polling items and voting factors within the state.
“This might be complemented by the Armed Forces, the Intelligence Safety Companies, and different sister Safety Companies. A complete of Eight thousand, 5 hundred (8,500) personnel from the Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Correctional Service, Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Street Security Corps, and the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company might be deployed to enhance the Police power. It will convey the whole variety of safety personnel deployed for the election to 43,157.”
Reacting, the state governor, Hon. Fortunate Aiyedatiwa who famous that the state had been peaceable earlier than this time throughout campaigns, promised that he would abide by the tenet of the peace accord.
“All stakeholders have been abiding by the foundations of the sport. I plead that they stick with the tenant of democracy. We are going to all abide by the tenet of the peaceable accord.
“Elections will come and go, however the state will stay. Through the election, we should always stay peaceable, and in addition after the election. “
