Electoral violence: Gov candidate asks ICC to focus on Kwara

Date: 2019-02-09

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Thursday urged the International Criminal Court to focus on the state.

He said the step was necessary because of ongoing plans to unleash violence on the opposition before the election.

AbdulRazaq made the call in a statement made available to journalists in Ilorin, the state capital.

He commended the ICC for its latest message warning against violence in the coming polls.

He said, "We welcome the latest appeal and warnings by the International Criminal Court on Nigerian elections. "We believe elections should not be a do-or-die affair but should be about selling one's ideas to the electorate in an atmosphere devoid of violence or threat of same or intimidation.

"We have reasons to call on the ICC to especially turn its radar on Kwara State where the discredited political dynasty has consistently used violence to suppress opposition.

"The recent rise in political violence, including attacks on my person and supporters, as well as unabated destruction of our billboards, is instructive.

"We therefore invite the ICC to monitor the processes leading to the elections in Kwara State. My supporters and I hereby formally pledge peaceful campaign and conduct before, during and after the elections.

"We urge the people of Kwara to shun violence in all forms and discourage our youths from violence or anything that could disturb public peace."

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Otunba Taiwo Joseph     General Hospital     Funke Adedoyin     Seni Saraki     Zainab Abass     Balogun-Ojomu     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Hussein Oloyede     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Muritala Awodun     Balogin Alanamu     Lola Ashiru     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Bola Tinubu     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Prince Bola Ajibola     Oye Tinuoye     Tunji Moronfoye     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Amada Jidda     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Tunji Oyawoye     Balikis Jawondo     Bolakale Ayo     AbdulRaheem Ahmad Shayi     Ekiti     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Okeose Christian Cementary     Peter Amogbonjaye     Galland Marcias     Old Oyo     CBT     Usman Yunusa     David Oyedepo     Olayinka Are     AbdulGafar Tosho     Mohammed Haruna     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Barakat Community Secondary School     Kamaldeen Kehinde     March 28     Jelili Yusuf     Innocent Okoye     NSCIA     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Saraki     Okin Biscuits     T And K FOODS     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Emir Of Lafiagi     GRA     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Kwara State Council Of Chiefs     Oke Sunna     Valsolar     Ishola Balogun Fulani     Garba Dogo     Share/Tsaragi     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Nigerian Army     Kwara 2015     Sidikat Akaje     Abdulrauf Yusuf     International Vocational Centre     Oya State     Demola Banu     Maryam Ado Bayero     Ayinke Saka     Femi Gbajabiamila     Ahmad Belgore     Muyideen Ajani Bello     Sherif Sagaya     Babata     Unilorin     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Young Progressives Party    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Kwara Pdp     Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade     Ebola     Kolawole Akande     Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Usman Alkali Baba     Al-Adaby     Kwara     Lanre Jimoh     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Maimunat Oniyangi     Minimum Wage     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Kayode Zubair     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     CBT     Pategi     Ahmed Alhasssan     Ile Arugbo     Mukhtar Shagaya     Kola Bukoye     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Umaru Saro     AbdulRauf Keji     Vasolar Consultoria     Valsolar-Kwara Company Limited     Nurudeen Mohammed     Islamic Development Bank     Funmilayo Oniwa     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     UITH     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     National Pilot     Ahmad Lawan     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Plat Technologies     Galland Marcias     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Toyosi Thomas     Funmilayo Braithwaite     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Rafiu Ibrahim     Bank Of Industry     Yoruba     Ariyo     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Bola Olukoju     Alao Ayotunde     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Senate     Salihu S. Yaru     Offa Descendants Union     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Yakub Lai Gobir     Shehu Jimoh     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Balogun Ajikobi     Abubakar B.M     Ibrahim Oniye     Aliyu Muhammed     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Dogara     Aminu Adisa Logun     Olatinwo     Salman Jawondo     African Democratic Congress     Kwara 2015     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Omu-aran