Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, has said any Nigerian who plans to take away the people’s power through violence was planning a coup.
Addressing stakeholders forum organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Uyo yesterday, Akpabio said the power of the people was their votes and anyone who took away their power did not mean well for the country.
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Addressing stakeholders forum organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Uyo yesterday, Akpabio said the power of the people was their votes and anyone who took away their power did not mean well for the country.
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According to him, peaceful elections in Nigeria required the collective contribution of all Nigerians, adding that citizens must say no to electoral thuggery and ensure that every vote counted.
“We must say no to electoral thuggery, we must say no to electoral violence and we must ensure that our votes count. This can only be achieved through peaceful election, which is the beauty of democracy.”
Akpabio maintained that whoever seized power through violence would have to defend the power by same means, and emphasised that anyone who got power without the consent of the people would not need their consent to govern and so would not care for the people.
Daily Independent.
“We must say no to electoral thuggery, we must say no to electoral violence and we must ensure that our votes count. This can only be achieved through peaceful election, which is the beauty of democracy.”
Akpabio maintained that whoever seized power through violence would have to defend the power by same means, and emphasised that anyone who got power without the consent of the people would not need their consent to govern and so would not care for the people.
Daily Independent.
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