Civil Liberties Organization CLO Anambra State branch has called on candidates contesting various electoral offices , political parties, stakeholders and their over zealous supporters, praise singers , hangers on and sycophants to play the game in accordance with the constitution and electoral act.
We decried with great disdain avoidable rising political tensions, unsubstantiated character assassination,name callings, casting unnecessary aspersions on perceived opponents and physical confrontations rearing it’s ugly head in the state.
This is contained in a press statement issued to newsmen endorsed by Evangelist Comrade Vincent Ezekwueme chairman and Comrade Chidi Mbah Secretary tagged”Let us give peace and love chance to triumph”condemned recent scuffle between supporters of two major political parties at Enugukwu in Njikoka Local Government.It is very unfortunate, worrisome, despicable, detestable and condemnable.Concerted efforts should be made by both security personnel, candidates, political parties and stakeholders to forsetall future occurrence of the dastardly act.
It is pertinent and step in the right direction for all political parties and their candidates candidates to counsel their overzealous supporters to show respect, civility, decency and decorum while embarking on campaigns or selling their principals manifestos to the electorate.
They should stop the wrong impression of no vacancy as a way of impressing their principals and intimidating their opponents.
It is of prime importance to reminds them that every elective offices with exception of local government elections elapses every four years, hence their must be election to avoid leadership vacuum.It is left for the electorate to renew or withdraw the mandate.
We most passionately appeal to all candidates to play politics without bitterness and rancour.
They should tolerates views of political opponents because intolerance, absence of constructive criticism is a threat to our democracy and democratic spirit.
Our political leaders and candidates should stop fraternizing with services of praise singers,hero worshippers and every government in power as they constitute the worst and greatest enemies of good governance and democratic government.
Unless and until our political leaders realized that those who tells them what they need to know and do is truly patriotic citizens not those who praise them and tell them what they want to hear for their pecuniary selfish interest,the future just like the present will be very bleak and unbearable.
Get your PVC and vote on the election day because “if don’t take interest in politics, politics will certainly take interest in you.
We applauds maturity decorum, civility and mutual respect in which Labour Party presidential candidate Mr.Peter Obi is campaigning,other candidates and political parties should emulates him CLO posited.
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