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Youths have been urged to
learn to say no to those who
approach them to enroll them
into violent activities as
they are leaders of
tomorrow, just as they
should denounce violence in
whatever form.
The Kwara State Independent
National Electoral
Commission (INEC), Resident
Electoral Commissioner, Mr.
Aniedi Ikoiwak, represented
by Mr. John M. Uke, Deputy
Director State Training
Office, stated this at the
instance of the office of
the P.R.O. National
Association of Nigerian
Students (NANS) during the
seminar on campaign against
immorality and violence on
Nigerian campus, at Kwara
State Polytechnic, Ilorin.
The Commissioner stated that
electoral violence has been
in form of molestation,
embarrassment, assault,
looting, stealing,
kidnapping, arson,
destructions of property,
raping and killings.
He added that inordinate
ambition to win power,
ignorance or illiteracy on
the part of voters, greed,
dishonesty, manipulation of
electoral system and
manipulation of political
officers could be
responsible for electoral
violence in Nigeria.
His words: “students union
leaders should be bold to
ask the recruiting
politicians where their own
children are and their roles
in this circumstance. |