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Youth Advocate For Peace Justice And Empowerment Network (YAPJEN) has asked President Buhari led Federal Government to reject the idea of militarising the forthcoming Anambra Gubernatorial election.
*In a statement made available to newsmen in Awka, Amb Timothy Nwachukwu, President Youth Advocate For Peace Justice And Empowerment Network (YAPJEN) stated that the group have a credible report that some aspirants are planning to collude with a serving Federal Minister to import soldiers into Anambra State to pave way for the mass rigging of the poll.*
He therefore tasked the independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on a peaceful and transparent conduct of the Governorship poll that will reflect the will of the generality of Ndi Anambra.
*He stated thus, “Anambra Governorship election will be a test run of what Nigerians should expect in 2023. The eyes of Nigerians and the world at Large is on INEC to see if they will conduct a poll that will reflect the will of Ndi Anambra. It is therefore, penitent and imperative for INEC to rid itself of any element that will create a loss of confidence in the electoral system which is the bed rock of democracy”.*
He confirmed that there are security threats in Anambra State but however warned that it will be better off for INEC to postpone the polls until normalcy is restored than to militarise the poll and twart the collective will of Ndi Anambra.
Ambassador Timothy Nwachukwu urged the Federal Government to find a political solution to the security threat occasioned by the unknown gun men as well as address the grievances of the indigenous people of biafra (IPOB) and all those who are threatening to stop the forthcoming Election in Anambra State.
The group further called on political actors to refrain from making inflammatory statements that will overheat the polity, restating that no political ambition of any man is worth the blood of any other number.
Ambassador Nwachukwu urged Anambra youths to reject every form of inducement to be used as tools for Political violence and thuggery.
