…..Sues for Calm, Patience as INEC Intensifies Effort on Speedy Collation
The Nigeria Police Force has deemed it necessary to charge presidential candidates of all political parties, most especially APC, PDP, LP, and NNPP, with making inciting comments capable of unnecessarily heating the polity and creating undue excitement amongst the electorate and the general populace in the country.
According to a statement on Monday, signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said that the Police, having assessed the trend of scaled-up expectations and psychological projections on the ongoing electoral process viz-a-viz the collation of results, charges all presidential candidates, as leading and respected figures in their respective political parties, to seize the opportunity of this waiting period to emphasise the rule of law, respect for the Constitution, and constituted authority amongst their supporters, as we all owe a duty to ensure that the nation does not fall into anarchy based on interests and sentiments,
“The Force similarly reiterates the need to desist from mounting undue pressure on the electoral process.” viz-a-viz the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the body that is constitutionally mandated with the conduct of elections and announcement of results, as all hands are on deck to speedily conclude the collation of results and declare the winner.
“While commending the general populace and electorates for their patience thus far and largely lawful conduct around the country, the Police, therefore, encourages presidential candidates to admonish their supporters to uphold the tenets of the Peace Accord recently signed for the smooth conduct of the 2023 general elections,” the statement concluded.
