Members of the various political parties in Bayelsa state have been warned against threatening the electorate with violence ahead of the November 11 governorship poll.
The warning was issued by elders and youths (Ogbolomabiri and Bassambiri), under the aegis of Nembe-Se Congress.
The congress, in a statement issued on Friday and signed by its President, Chief Ebiegberi Domo-Spiff urged politicians in the state to respect the rights of the electorate as enshrined in Chapter 4 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
They called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the security agencies to ensure that there is a level playing ground for all candidates in the election.
“Similarly, the congress calls on all politicians and community leaders in Nembe Se to allow all the eligible voters to vote for the candidate of their choice. We also appeal to all Nembe people who are duly registered in their kingdom and communities and who have their voters cards to travel to their homes and exercise their franchise by electing their future political leaders,” the statement partly read.
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