2023 ELECTIONS: ENUGU CP TASKS PARTY LEADERS TO PEACEFUL CAMPAIGN
REPORTER: CHUKWUBUIKE MADU
As commencement of campaigns for the 2023 election is some days away, the Police Command in Enugu State has cautioned political parties against indulging in actions that will adversely affect the electioneering in the state.
The Command also assured the party leaders of fairness and adequate security in the processes that would culminate in the successful conduct of next year’s polls.
The State Commisioner of Police, Mr. Ahmed Ammani, made this known in an interactive meeting with leaders of political parties in the state held at the Conference Hall, State Headquarters, Enugu
A statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Daniel Ndukwe explains that the meeting is in line with the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Alkali Baba Usman’s security roadmap for a peaceful and hitch-free electioneering and 2023 general election.
According to the statement, Mr. Ammani used the opportunity of meeting “to seek the maximum cooperation and support of the political parties, as the Command works vigorously to ensure that political activities and the Elections proper are carried out under a peaceful and secured atmosphere in the State.”
The statement also noted that Police Commissioner tasked the political party leaders on a rancour- free campaigns and notify the command of its activities for provision of necessary security.
“CP Ammani, while further reassuring the Party Leaders of the Command’s commitment to provide security for them across the board during the forthcoming campaigns period, charged them to ensure that they give the Police prior notice of their activities to aid appropriate Police actions, in view of curtailing untoward occurrences.
“He reminded them that politics is never a do-or-die affair; hence they should eschew all forms of political bitterness and rancour, as well as desist from acts capable of breaching public peace,” the statement said.
Leaders of about 18 political parties attended the meeting commended “the Commissioner’s foresight in convening the meeting and assured him of their commitment to adhere to extant laws governing Political Parties’ activities before, during and after the General Elections proper.”
The statement added that the party leaders requested for a level playing ground to allow all the political parties to smoothly carry out their legitimate activities.
Political Parties whose leaders were present at the meeting included Accord Party (AP), Action Alliance (AA), Action Congress (AC), Action Democratic Party (ADP), African Alliance Congress (AAC), African Democratic Congress (ADC), All Progressive Congress (APC), All Progressive Congress (APC) and All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA).
Others were All Progressive Party (APP), Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Boot Party (BP), Labour Party (LP), National Rescue Movement (NRM), New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), People’s Redemption Party (PRP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), and Young Progressive Party (YPP).
