Kogi Guber: Prevention of Violence

The Secretary of the Media and Publicity Committee of the APC 2019 Kogi State Governorship Campaign Council, Dr Tom Ohikere has said that political violence poses a serious threat to the legitimacy of state and federal elections in Nigeria, from time immemorial.
According to him, not all of these violence can be directly linked to the results of the elections, but the heightened tension creation by some actors in the competition.
Speaking with newsmen in Lokoja said in the next two weeks preceding the forthcoming governorship election in Kogi state,the utmost vigilance by political parties,security agencies and government is urgently required to ensure that political tension is kept in check.
His words, “The danger of clashes will not necessarily subside once the election is over. Therefore, the government, security agencies must take serious steps now to bolster the confidence of the people in the election and thereby preventing post election violence.
“I am saying this against the threat coming from PDP camp,the deaths recorded already by the APC and the arrests made and arms seized yesterday in Dekina local government from PDP.