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From Judex Okoro, Calabar
The AIG in charge of Nigeria Police Zone 6, Mr. Jonathan Towuru has called for the cooperation of political parties in Cross River State to ensure a peaceful conduct of the general elections in the state.
The AIG who made the appeal in Calabar during a meeting with leadership of the 17 political parties that would participate in the elections in Cross River, assured of neutrality of the police before, during and after the polls. Towuru, who appealed to the leadership of the parties to sensitise their supporters to play by the rule, said it behooves on all stakeholders to maintain good conduct during elections. He said: “I am here appealing to you to speak with your supporters to eschew violence and maintain good conduct during the elections.
“I don’t want violence, we must all strive for peace before, during and after the elections. Before election, we were brothers and we will remain so after the elections.” On the attacks on opposition parties in the state, the AIG said he was aware of the incident and that some personnel have been deployed to the area and he expects an interim report on the incident.
Speaking at the meeting, the chairman of Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Mr Anthony Bissong, expressed worry at the spate of political violence that have engulfed the state within the past weeks and called for action from the security agency.
Commissioner of Police in charge of elections in the state, Aliyu Garba, has charged police personnel deployed to the three senatorial districts of the state to be neutral in the discharge of their duty.
Garba also warned them not to infringe on the rights of anyone in the process of discharging their duties.
