The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Friday Eboka, has urged candidates of the various political parties in the state to go about their campaigns peacefully.
Eboka said this while addressing a security and stakeholders meeting, including parties and the INEC, at the Police Command in Port Harcourt.
Eboka emphasised the need for the parties to abide by the rules and refrain from using abusive languages and utterances capable of heating the polity ahead of the elections.
He stated that security outfits that are not recognized by the constitution would not play any role during campaigns and on the election days, even as he urged the parties to submit their campaign timetables
Eboka said a committee would be set up to check the dates and venues chosen for campaigns to avoid any possible clash.
The CP said, “All the parties should work out their timetables, submit them, and send their representatives so that they will streamline the timetables in advance.
“They should sit down, work it out and ensure that no political party will clash on a particular day and in any venue.
“If you don’t do that and you submit your application and we find out that somebody else has applied for the same day and same town, we will advise you to choose another day and time to avoid a clash.”
Some of the candidates voiced out their concerns on security and other issues, calling on the police and other security agencies to be proactive.
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