Ajimobi
Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi has urged eligible voters to turn out today and perform their civic responsibility peacefully within the confines of the law and the country’s Electoral Act.
A statement issued by Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy, Bolaji Tunji, appealed to security agencies to be on the red alert by averting threats to security, lives and property before, during and after the election.
Ajimobi charged the media, including online platforms, to guard against airing or publishing unsubstantiated statements, as well as granting interviews capable of breaching the peace at this period when everyone should be patriotic.
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While urging citizens to be law-abiding during the exercise, he stressed that all hands must be on deck to protect the country’s democracy, which he described as the best form of government.
Ajimobi said: “I thank the people of the state for maintaining peace and order so far, even though our electioneering witnessed little skirmishes here and there. I urge all eligible voters to go out and freely exercise their franchise.
“I’m using this opportunity to appeal to you to conduct yourselves in an orderly and peaceful manner before, during and after the elections. You should be mindful of any act that contravenes the Electoral Act and the country’s constitution.
“Nobody should take election as a do-or-die affair, because it will come and go. May I also appeal to the media to be wary of publishing inciting statements or granting interviews capable of igniting violence or setting people against one another.”
He added that irrespective of political affiliations, Nigerians should always remember that they are first and foremost, citizens of the country and they are all brothers and sisters bound by destiny, adding: “Let us go about our lawful duties without fear of intimidations and with a sense of patriotism.”
