The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the admonition at a press briefing in Lagos on Sunday.
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The NANS National Public Relations Officer, Bestman Okereafor, made the appeal in a statement in Enugu on Thursday.
Jega said this at an election programme, Watching the Vote Series with the theme: “Is Nigeria’s Democracy Under Threat?, organised by Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth & Advancement in Abuja.
He said if anybody had done anything that was against the law or Constitution, the person should be called to account.
The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, said this shortly before he held a closed door MEETING with Zonal Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and Command Commissioners of Police at the Force Headquarters
A statement issued by the Force spokesman, Emmanuel Ojukwu, on Friday said Abba gave the assurance after he reviewed strategies adopted to ensure crime-free Christmas and New Year celebrations
“Our highly revered royal father, we equally appeal to you to urge our politicians to focus on issues rather than personalities, eschew violence, acrimony, and conduct themselves peacefully as the 2015 election approaches in our country,” OPA pleaded in the letter made available to our correspondent
The cleric, who made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, called on the people of the state to pray for the smooth conduct of the polls