Peace Commission appreciates religious organisations for peaceful polls

News Agency Of Nigeria

March 25, 2023 12:53 PM

The commission appealed to political parties, the electoral bodies, the media and all stakeholders to refrain from incitements.

Peace Commission appreciates religious organisations for peaceful polls. [INEC]

The Kaduna State Peace Commission (KAPCOM) and the Election monitoring committee, hace expressed appreciation to the Kaduna State Council of Emirs and Chiefs, the security agencies, Christian Association of Nigeria, media organisations and practitioners for their contributions towards the peaceful conduct of elections in the state.

Saleh Momale, Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, while addressing a press conference on Friday in Kaduna, said that they appreciate candidates and political parties for their disposition to peaceful processes and perceptions relating to the conduct of the elections.

He also appreciated the youth for rejecting calls to violence by very few desperate politicians.

According to Momale, in view of the nature of the 2023 Presidential, National Assembly, Governorship and House of Assembly campaigns, the commission appealed to political parties, the electoral bodies, the media and all stakeholders to refrain from incitements, provocation and exploiting existing ethno-religious divides in political discourse and campaigns.

He noted that political campaigns should be guided by the provisions of the relevant legislation and guidelines.

“Campaigns should be issue based, reflecting the needs of the society rather than primordial sentiments,” he said.

Momale also explained that there is the need to continue to strengthen voter education, mobilisation, sensitizations of the populace to deepen democracy and good democratic culture in the country.

Also, the Elections Monitoring Committee also appreciated the citizens of Kaduna State for the peaceful conduct of the Gubernatorial and House of Assembly Elections.

It said based on reports gathered, the election was generally peaceful across the state.

“Similarly, priority was accorded to the elderly, nursing mothers and people with disability at the polling units, which is highly commendable,” it said.

It said that the committee noted that there were a few House of Assembly Constituency elections to be concluded, and urged citizens to ensure that the bye-elections are also conducted peacefully.

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