Stakeholders in Adamawa have identified manipulation of religion, ethnicity and other primordial fault lines as some of the factors responsible for election violence in the state.
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Alhaji Aminu Gital, the Managing Director of the BSWSC, disclosed this at a meeting between the management of the corporation and some Civil Society Organisations, in Bauchi on Wednesday.
Some of the CSOs who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria unanimously agreed that in an ideal political environment, political parties have ideologies which attract politicians to join.
Hamzat Lawal, Chief Executive, CODE and Moses Siasia, Chairman, NYPF in Abuja on Tuesday, jointly signed and submitted the petition.
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations under the umbrella, Summit of the Alternatives, said on Monday that it was working on a political coalition to restructure Nigeria’s leadership ahead of 2019.
He said: “CSOs and the media have played great roles in the promotion of democracy, bridged the gap between the electorate and the government, as watchdogs.
and also provide the necessary support in terms of infrastructure, human resources capacity and other tools required for asthma management.
The CSOs told News Agency of Nigeria in separate interviews that the ugly incident was a challenge to the authority of the National Assembly.
Samson Itodo, one of the conveners of the meeting told newsmen in Abuja, that 35 states had passed the bill, which sought the reduction of age for those vying for elective offices.