President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday warned politicians
against instigating crisis in the country, saying that the Federal Government
will not condone any attempt by politicians to foment trouble while pursuing
their personal ambitions.
The president issued the warning through his Special Adviser
on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, at a news briefing with State House
correspondents in Abuja.
Read what he said below;
As the nation prepares for Saturday’s governorship and State
Assembly elections, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan calls on all Nigerians to
remain peaceful, united and law-abiding. The President condemns the very
unseemly attempt by some politicians, groups and individuals to intimidate others,
heat up the polity and cause public disorder and disaffection in the aftermath
of the Presidential and National Assembly elections.
President Jonathan is especially concerned about the
negative triumphalism that has been put on display by certain elements since
March 31st which flies in the face of his personal commitment to post-election
peace, unity and national stability.
President Jonathan calls on all those, who through their actions
and utterances, have been promoting divisiveness, sectionalism and ethnic hatred
in the country following the outcome of the March 28 elections to cease and
desist from actions that detract from the true spirit and culture of democracy
envisioned by patriotic men and women of goodwill in Nigeria.
The President also condemns the undue harassment of
public officials serving under his administration and urges all affected
persons to continue to perform their lawful duties without fear. The President
cautions that this should be a time for the healing of political wounds in the overriding
interest of national unity, stability and progress, not a time for ethnic
jingoism and the settling of scores. The Federal Government will not condone
any attempt to instigate a crisis in any part of the country in furtherance of
personal political ambitions.
The President assures all Nigerians that his
administration remains fully committed to national progress and the
entrenchment of the best values of democracy for the good of all Nigerians. He
urges Nigerians to go out en-masse once again on April 11 to vote for
candidates of their choice in the Governorship and State Assembly elections
with the confidence that his administration will do all within its powers to
ensure that they do so in peace, without threats, intimidation or violence from
any quarters.
Source: #TodayInternetNewspaper
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