Former acting chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and a national commissioner, Hajia Amina Zakare, Wednesday charged politicians in the country to desist from engaging in politics of do-or-die.
Also, the Coalition of Network of Civil Society in Nigeria Wednesday told politicians to avoid all forms of violence and malpractices during election.
Zakare, who spoke at the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room to review the just concluded governorship election in Edo State, organised by the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre, PLAC, condemned buying of votes among politicians.
National Coordinator of the Coalition of Network of Civil Society Group, Comrade Kalu Victor, who also spoke in Abuja, advised INEC, in collaboration with security agencies, to set up a monitoring team to check and arrest anyone sharing money for voters during elections.
The network, one of INEC’s duly accredited domestic election observers for Edo governorship election, asked political parties to be guided by relevant electoral laws with respect for rights of citizens.
Kalu also lauded INEC, stating that it had tremendously improved the nation’s electoral system.
The group however decried the situation whereby presiding officers consume lots of time explaining and educating voters on voting patterns and modalities on election day.
Kalu said the effort and contributions of the military and other security agencies in ensuring peaceful atmosphere during the election cannot be over-emphasized, adding that they should not be used to victmise and intimidate voters and others during election.
According to the network, INEC should be transparent in its conduct, and ensure adequate provision of all electoral materials including result sheet on time.
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