APC council hails Nigerians for peaceful conduct


The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has commended Nigerians for their peaceful conduct in most areas during the Saturday National Assembly presidential elections.

In a statement signed on behalf of the Strategic Communications Committee of the group by Dr Al-Hameeda Fraser on Monday, the council also said there was a need for everyone to continue in the same spirit till results were announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission and afterwards.



“There can only be one winner of any election based on facts and figures. We wish to advise the electorate to remain patient, calm and peaceful whilst the final stage of the collation is completed,” the group said.

“Nigerians are hereby advised to wait until results are announced by INEC only, in order to avoid confusion, disaffection and post-election violence in the polity,” it added.

The group said it realised and had accepted the fact that INEC remained the only authorised institution to announce results as stipulated by the Nigerian constitution and laws establishing the commission.

“We thereby advise INEC and all security agencies to act in a proactive manner and prevent any occurrence capable of undermining the integrity of the polls to cause any form of civil disturbance in the country. Nobody should be above the law in this regard,” the group stated.

While commending INEC for what it described as “well-organised, free and fair elections so far nationwide,” the group advised the commission to remain a neutral umpire until all results were collated and announced accordingly.

The group said, “We also called for security operatives and apparatus to be positioned in a proactive manner once results are being announced in order to prevent post-election violence and protect innocent lives and property nationwide due to the keenly contested elections just concluded.

“The political class needs to respect the rule of law and relevant institutions while actualising their political aspiration.”

source; https://punchng.com/apc-council-hails-nigerians-for-peaceful-conduct/