The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Rivers State, Dame Gesila Khan, today charged stakeholders to prevail on their subjects to shun all forms of violence as the 2015 election approaches.
The call came when Klan took INEC's campaign against violence in the forthcoming poll to traders in Port Harcourt.
Speaking at the launch of the Market Outreach Programme organised by INEC at the Creek Road Market, the REC posited tha the was seriously’ concerned about the incidences of violence before, during and after elections.
She further posited that the commission had been appealing to stakeholders to caution their children to avoid been used by politicians to perpetrate acts that might lead to the disruption of the March 28 and April 11, 2015 exercise.
The REC gave an assurance to the traders that INEC was prepared to conduct free, fair and credible elections, adding that nobody should work against INEC’s preparation.
According to her, "The future of this nation is in the hands of the youths and they (youths) should help to deepen democracy in Nigeria.
"The commission is conscious of the importance of security in conducting effective, free, fair and credible elections, hence the formation of an Inter-agency Consultation Committee on Election Security (ICCES).
"This body is made up of all security agencies in the State including INEC. The agencies in this committee contribute their workforce together under the command and control of the state.
"The commission has been visiting and soliciting their maximum cooperation for the elections and this has been assured."
In responding, Rivers State President, Market Women Association, Mrs. Charity Abonyo, called on her colleagues to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in order to vote in the forthcoming general elections.
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