As countdown to the March 19, 2016
State and National Assemblies re-run elections begins across the State, the
Rivers State Chairman of the Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Bro. Felix
Obuah has appealed to all political parties in the State to carry out campaigns
in a manner devoid of bitterness and character assassinations.
In a statement issued by the IPAC
Chairman in Port Harcourt after a meeting of all political parties, Friday,
February 19, 2016, Bro. Obuah urged all the parties and their candidates to
shun the use of abusive and derogatory language while carrying out their
electioneering campaigns.
He said it was in the best interest
of the people of the State for political parties and their supporters to shun
campaigns of calumny, stressing it would be unpatriotic to do anything that
will truncate the peaceful conduct of the forthcoming elections.
He advised the gladiators that
rather than engage in unsavoury and unethical conduct, parties and their
candidates should strive to sell their manifestoes to the electorate and allow
them vote candidates of their choice during the elections.
The IPAC Chairman said the Council
would not take it kindly with any political party or group of people who in the
course of carrying out their campaigns, threaten the peace and unity of the
State.
Bro. Obuah maintained it was the
constitutional right of every Nigerian of voting age to exercise their
franchise and warned all parties to avoid the mischief of preventing anyone
from soliciting for votes.
The IPAC Chairman further called on
the police and other security agencies as well as the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) to take proactive steps to nip in the bud any acts
capable of truncating the March 19, exercise.
Signed:
Bro. Felix Obuah
Chairman,
Inter Party Advisory Council
(IPAC),
Rivers State
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