‘Rivers election not a do or die affair,’ President says
Buhari also urged security agencies in the state to deal with anyone who attempt to cause trouble in the state.
President Muhammadu Buhari
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"The rerun elections should not be seen as a do-or-die affair to the extent that people will be killed, maimed and property destroyed in a mindless display of crude primitive instincts,” he said via a statement released by his spokesman, Femi Adesina.
“Innocent blood should never be sacrificed on the altar of political contest for temporary power,” he added.
The elections will expectedly hold on Saturday, December 10.
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