Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reiterated its commitment to curtail violence in the 2015 general elections, saying the presence of military men in both Ekiti and Osun states prevented violence to a large extent.

This was disclosed by the chairman of INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega while presenting a lecture titled, “Curbing Electoral Violence in Nigeria: The Public Relations Dynamics”, held at the media centre of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Igannmu, Lagos.

Jega urged politicians in the country to abide by the rules of politics , while promising that INEC would engender credible electoral process.

Jega, who was represented by the resident electoral commissioner, Dr. Adekunle Ogunmola said, “ What is bad about the electoral process is the fact that politicians have not risen above all the various causes of violence”.

Jega therefore urged politicians not to see the election as a do-or-die affair and appealed to Nigerians to work with them during the process.

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