Senator Mark said on Wednesday in his country home, Otukpo, Benue State, that the PDP-led Federal Government has provided enough dividend of democracy to the people of Benue State to guarantee victory overwhelmingly
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The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of NEDG, Sola Omole, disclosed this to newsmen after a meeting of the board, hosted by the former Chairman of Daar Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi
The call is made by a group of youths in Plateau State while reacting to the recent burning of President Goodluck Jonathan Campaigns bus in Jos, the state capital
He told journalists at the 123 Military cenotaphs after laying wreaths as part of activities marking this year’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day that the violence-free accord will stabilise Nigeria’s democracy
Akpabio, who made the call Tuesday when the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, paid him a courtesy visit in Uyo, urged security agents to place such politicians on surveillance to stop them from carrying out their threat
Spokeswoman, Marie Harf, said, however, that the February 14 presidential election should go ahead in spite of the violence, which has forced about 20,000 Nigerians to flee to neighbouring countries in recent weeks
“All considerations are on to put in whatever is required to comply with the security requirements of the nation in relations to elections or all other socio-economic activities,” he said
Labour Party’s candidate for Ado 1 State Constituency in the House of Assembly election, Femi Ajayi, and the APC’s Publicity Secretary in the state, Taiwo Olatubosun, said stopping Fayose on election days would ensure fairness and avoid intimidation by security agents guiding the governor
We wish to note that contrary to the free opinions variously expressed by the APC Publicity Secretary and a number of uninformed members of the public on the action of the Service, truth remains sacred and sacrosanct. Alain Badao once admonished that “even in a democracy, free opinion, an opposite of truth, must be separated completely and cannot enjoy the same latitude”
Consequently, Bitrus said the Command has alerted all political parties to conduct their campaigns with utmost decorum and be safety conscious, since it is only the living and healthy that cast votes or be voted for during elections
Addressing journalists at the Police Headquarters, Ikeja, Lagos, Aderanti said the measure became necessary after his office received series of complaints against LASAA by candidates of various political parties about the removal of their campaign billboards and posters purportedly by personnel of the agency
Abba made the pledge in a statement signed by the force spokesman, Emmanuel Ojukwu, an Acting Commissioner of Police, made available to newsmen in Abuja
In a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party expressed satisfaction that the President and his party have come out publicly to join the APC in pledging commitment to successful and violence-free polls next month
The CAN president, who gave the assurance in his New Year message to Nigerians, acknowledged that although there are challenges, every challenge has its expiry period
“Anyone who goes contrary to this is therefore challenging his creator,” he said, adding that the Church had a role to play in ensuring peaceful elections
Dr. Ayebae made this remark when he addressed guests at the Nigerian Stock Exchange CEOs’ Dinner for Health sector held in Lagos
Suswam, who was fielding questions from State House correspondents in Abuja, frowned at those politicians moving from one party to another after failing to secure party nomination
Jega said several security threats now characterised the electoral process, including physical attacks on INEC staff and facilities and attacks on security personnel on election duty
Ahmed described people who promote violence as “enemies of progress and must be shunned by all right thinking people of Kwara State and others who crave good governance”
Fashola said this at the closing ceremony of the three weeks’ orientation for 2014 NYSC Batch ‘B’ Stream II corps members held at Iyana-Ipaja, a suburb of Lagos