Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has called on Nigerians to remain calm and shun anything that will lead to post-election violence.
Babangida, who spoke to journalists after he was accredited in Minna, the Niger State capital, said the elections will be credible and transparent.
According to him: “This elections will be credible and transparent.
“I call on all Nigerians to be calm and desist from anything that will lead to violence.”
Former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, who is also the Chairman of the Peace Accord Committee for the General Election, charged Nigerians to go out and vote in peace.
According to Abubakar: “I hope the politicians and indeed the candidates will accept the result in accordance to the peace accord recently signed in Abuja.
“We must maintain peace in the country.”
Governor of Niger State, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, while calling on the Independent National Electoral Commission to improve on the electronic means of voting, said there is the need to improve on the process.
Aliyu said: “Out of my 10 fingers, only one was caught but I had to go through all the 10 fingers.
“I don’t know the value this might have added to this election.
“I have my PVC, there is a picture of me in the papers and I believe with all the agents of all the parties here, this might just be an unnecessary issue.
“If we want to go electronic voting, this is now the time to start making people understand what it means and not to wait until election time to begin to throw things to people.”
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