November 6 Anambra Governorship Election – APC, APGA, PDP, Others To Sign Peace Pact Today, INEC Says

Chairman of the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, yesterday assured voters and folks of Anambra State that the November 6 governorship election will maintain as scheduled.

 

Talking throughout a gathering held on the INEC headquarters in Awka, he stated the fee, in collaboration with all the safety businesses, is prepared for a free, truthful and credible ballot.

He urged safety businesses to do all the pieces doable in direction of guaranteeing sanity and orderliness earlier than, throughout and after the method.

The INEC boss additionally disclosed that the candidates and political events would as we speak, throughout a stakeholders assembly, signal a peace accord to decide to a free and truthful election.

He stated the signing of the peace accord was a part of measures to make sure peaceable conduct of the election

The Anambra State Police Commissioner, Mr Echeng Echeng, stated all boundaries linking the state with others can be locked down on Thursday night time as a part of measures to ensure safety inside and out of doors the state.

He stated in the course of the interval, automobiles and motion wouldn’t be allowed into the state, stressing that a number of camps of hoodlums have been recognized and have been being critically monitored.

The CP additionally decried the ugly narratives from outsiders concerning the safety scenario in components of the state.

In the meantime, 13 governors who’re members of the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) yesterday stormed the grand finale of the occasion’s governorship candidate, Valentine Ozigbo. They vowed to withstand any plot to rig the election.

Chairman of the PDP Nationwide Marketing campaign Council for Anambra State governorship election, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, said this in the course of the occasion’s mega rally in Awka, to cap its marketing campaign for the election.

Ikpeazu, who was accompanied by governors Ifeanyi Okowa and Seyi Makinde of Delta and Oyo states respectively, reiterated the readiness of the PDP to “take again” the nation from the All Progressives Congress (APC) come 2023 common elections.

Additionally yesterday, members of the caucus of the APC at Anambra Home of Meeting paid a solidarity go to to the deputy governor of the state, Dr. Nkem Okeke.

The caucus members led by Timothy Ifediora (APC, Njidoka constituency), visited Okeke at his workplace within the authorities home, Awka, together with others.

Responding, the deputy governor thanked the caucus members for visiting him, saying Anambra State can not proceed to be a lone ranger.

Amnesty seeks safety of voters, others

Amnesty Nigeria has known as on the federal authorities to make sure that the lives of residents, journalists and INEC officers are protected throughout and after the Anambra election.

An announcement yesterday by its media supervisor, Isa Sanusi, expressed concern on stories of violence focusing on voters, political gatherings, safety forces and INEC amenities.

The assertion quoted its director, Osai Ojigho, saying the “Nigerian authorities should defend folks from violence and make sure the full respect for freedom of expression, peaceable meeting and affiliation earlier than, throughout and after the upcoming gubernatorial election.

“The federal government should put in place measures to guard folks together with human rights defenders, election observers, and employees of INEC forward of the 6 November election.”

He additional requested authorities to make sure that safety forces didn’t infringe on human rights whereas imposing regulation and order in the course of the interval.