Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo warned Nigerian
politicians against electoral violence and advised voters not to be
enticed into committing electoral misconducts before, during and after
the February election.
Former president was speaking at the meeting with the association of Igbo Communities of Lagos and Ogun States led by Ohaneze Ndigbo Ogun State, Ogbueti Nkeze, at his Presidential Hilltop residence in Abeokuta.
Former president was speaking at the meeting with the association of Igbo Communities of Lagos and Ogun States led by Ohaneze Ndigbo Ogun State, Ogbueti Nkeze, at his Presidential Hilltop residence in Abeokuta.
Obasanjo also advised electorates to be armed with their Permanent
Voter Cards, saying one cannot get good leadership without
participating.
He said: “If we say we want good governance, it is something that we are going to use to get that good governance, and that is our votes.
“Therefore, I beg you to go and get your PVC. It is your passport to good governance. If you cannot vote, you cannot get good governance, you cannot have a say in those in government. My own is in my wallet and it is only if you want to steal my money that you can get to see my PVC,” he said.
“I cannot understand why we must engage in violence. Don’t let anybody lure you or use you for electoral violence. Elections should be free, fair and transparent. If you don’t win, take it in good stride, believing that next time you will win. But if you go into violence, you may not even be alive to contest for another election, which you are now going to win. So, my people tell our people not to engage in electoral violence”.
According to the President of the Association, Nkeze the appointment was intended to classify with the ex-President and search for his leadership in the next political indulgence.
The traditional head of the Igbo, Willy Ejimkonye, prayed for the Obasanjo family before conferring the title of Enyi Nndigbo which literarily means Friend of the Igbos in Ogun State.
However, as less than a months is left before the presidential elections in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other political parties signed a pact to avoid actions that could endorse violence during and after the polls.
It should be noted that Obasanjo has recently met with two key presidential aspirants for the forthcoming February polls incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd).
He said: “If we say we want good governance, it is something that we are going to use to get that good governance, and that is our votes.
“Therefore, I beg you to go and get your PVC. It is your passport to good governance. If you cannot vote, you cannot get good governance, you cannot have a say in those in government. My own is in my wallet and it is only if you want to steal my money that you can get to see my PVC,” he said.
“I cannot understand why we must engage in violence. Don’t let anybody lure you or use you for electoral violence. Elections should be free, fair and transparent. If you don’t win, take it in good stride, believing that next time you will win. But if you go into violence, you may not even be alive to contest for another election, which you are now going to win. So, my people tell our people not to engage in electoral violence”.
According to the President of the Association, Nkeze the appointment was intended to classify with the ex-President and search for his leadership in the next political indulgence.
The traditional head of the Igbo, Willy Ejimkonye, prayed for the Obasanjo family before conferring the title of Enyi Nndigbo which literarily means Friend of the Igbos in Ogun State.
However, as less than a months is left before the presidential elections in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other political parties signed a pact to avoid actions that could endorse violence during and after the polls.
It should be noted that Obasanjo has recently met with two key presidential aspirants for the forthcoming February polls incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd).
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