All 10 political parties contesting in the November 1 Niger State Local Government council elections have signed peace accord pact.
The Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC) has begun the distribution of sensitive materials to the local government areas for timely arrival.
The Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command, Adamu Abdullahi Elleman during the stakeholders/Peace Accord meeting comprising various political parties said that the gathering was aimed at fostering maturity, responsibility and collective commitment to peace by all the stakeholders.
He added that the peace accord spelt out the terms and conditions to ensure the conduct of a free, fair and credible electioneering process adding that the Police Command and other security agencies in partnership with NSIEC have made comprehensive arrangements to provide a secured and peaceful environment for the election.
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The Police Commissioner advised youths and political party supporters to be ambassadors of peace by refraining from being used as tools for electoral violence/disruption assuring all the stakeholders of the Command’s readiness to exhibit professionalism, neutrality and provide security coverage before, during and after the election process.
He enjoined all participants to take the peace accord signing process seriously and abide by its provisions as its an oath.
The IPAC Chairman commended NSIEC for giving an ample time of six months to make necessary preparations and also appreciated key stakeholders, stating that the election process in the state has been peaceful so far.
During the flag off of the distribution of the sensitive materials, the NISEC Chairman, Engineer Mohammed Jubril Imam said that all political parties have been cooperarive so far pointing that any act of violence during the election will have a consequence on those who perpetuate it.
He said that it would be a manual accreditation system and not electronic accreditation calling fir cooperation from everyone both the electorate and the political parties.
Imam pointed that election should be seen as a contest if ideas and not a battlefield during that the NSIEC will conduct an election that will stand the test of integrity and reflect the will of the people.
He further said that over 5,000 ad-hoc staff would be on ground to conduct the election across all the wards in the state adding that measures have been put in place to move staff across riverine areas and security affected areas.
