- Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Chairman, Arch. Gabriel Aduku, calls for sanctions against those who threaten peace ahead of Kogi State’s governorship election
- He emphasizes the need for peaceful, free, and fair elections to restore public trust in democracy
Arch. Gabriel Aduku, Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has stated that anyone who threatens peace, regardless of position, should be sanctioned ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State.
Aduku, who stated that peace is the panacea for the country’s development, stated that the sanctions were required to ensure a peaceful, free, and fair election and to restore trust in the nation’s democracy.
In a statement to commemorate the World Day of Peace yesterday, the ACF chairman said;
All those who threaten public peace, no matter how highly placed, must be sanctioned to guarantee a peaceful, free, fair and credible election and restore public confidence in our democracy.
The situation in Kogi State is particularly worrisome, especially in the run off to the off-season gubernatorial election on November 11, 2023. The onset of campaigning for the election has been marked by one form of state-tolerated violence or the other, thereby threatening the peace and security of the state.
In recent times, there have been reported cases of intimidation of candidates of other political parties by the ruling APC government in Kogi State. This is ostensibly with a view to shutting out candidates with credible pedigree from actualising their aspiration. This practice must be curtailed in view of the plural nature of our democratic system.