POLICE CHARGES PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO CAUTION PARTIES, SUPPORTERS AGAINST INCITING COMMENTS. .... Sues for Calm, Patience as INEC Intensifies Effort on Speedy Collation

CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi FPRO

"Admonish Your Supporters To Uphold The Tenets Of The Peace Accord Recently Signed For The Smooth Conduct Of The 2023 General Elections." Police Urges Presidential Candidates.

With its continued close monitoring of the ongoing 2023 electoral exercise, and consequent upon a series of intelligence reports, and high expectations from all angles, the Nigeria Police Force has charge Presidential candidates of all the various political parties, most especially APC, PDP, LP and NNPP.

The caution to the political leaders, according to a statement issued and signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO Force Headquarters Abuja, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi mnipr mipra, became necessary for them to caution their party stalwarts and supporters to avoid making inciting comments capable of unnecessarily heating up the polity and creating undue excitement amongst the electorates and the general populace in the country.

CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, FPRO

The NPF, according to the FPRO in the statement, having assessed the trend of scaled-up expectations and psychological projections on the ongoing electoral process viz-a-viz, collation of results, charges all presidential candidates, as leading and respected figures in their respective political parties, to seize the opportunity of this waiting period to emphasize the rule of law, respect for the Constitution, and constituted authority amongst their supporters, as we all owe a duty to ensure that the nation does not fall into anarchy on the basis of interests and sentiments. 

"The Force similarly reiterates the need to desist from mounting undue pressure on the electoral process viz-a-viz the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the body which is constitutionally mandated with the conduct of elections and announcement of results, as all hands are on deck to speedily conclude collation of results and declare the winner." The statement read.

While commending the general populace and electorates for their patience thus far and largely lawful conduct around the country, the Police, therefore, encourages presidential candidates to admonish their supporters to uphold the tenets of the Peace Accord recently signed for the smooth conduct of the 2023 general elections.