…As IGP set to meet Political Parties, Candidates
Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja
Following the spate of election-related violence in the country in the lead up to next year’s general election, the Federal Government has vowed a decisive strike against perpetrators as well as purveyors of hate speech, cyber bullying and incitement.
This was as the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security ICCES mandated the Inspector General of Police IGP, Usman Baba Alkali to convene a meeting with Nigeria’s registered political parties and candidates with a view to stemming the tide.
The meeting between the IGP and political parties is to specifically reiterate the imperative of peaceful campaigns and to convey the enforcement measures to be taken against violators.
The decision was part of resolutions taken at the emergency meeting of ICCES held on Friday at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in Abuja.
INEC National Commissioner and…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
