Avoid do - or- die politics - SSS, others

Date: 2013-07-30

Director, Department of State Services, Kwara State, Mr. Williams Ologba; former state Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association Prof. Muhammed Akanbi; and a lecturer, Department of Business Administration, University of Ilorin, Dr. Umar Gunu, have urged politicians to avoid violence in the forthcoming elections.

They spoke in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Monday at a seminar on 'Free, fair, peaceful and credible election as an essential ingredient for good governance.'

The seminar was organised by the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission.

Ologba, who was represented by an official of the SSS, F.B. Michael, said playing the right politics, by ensuring the enthronement of internal party democracy as well as addressing issues of insecurity, were germane to the attainment of free and fair elections.

"There should be a paradigm shift from 'do-or-die politics' to embracing the ideals of good sportsmanship; from selfish disposition to selfless service; from the urge to acquire more to making sacrifice; from partisanship to nationalism; and of course, from unpatriotic acts to patriotism for a better nation," the SSS boss said.

Akanbi urged the political class in Kwara to put national interest above personal or party considerations by eschewing political or electoral violence, lawlessness, intolerance and politics of material inducement.

"One way of removing violence from politics is by ridding it of election rigging and the lure of financial profits, wealth, power, and prestige. And that can only be done by reassigning priority to capability, integrity, and virtue as he criteria for selecting people's representatives in government," Akanbi said.

Gunu advised politicians to commit themselves to providing credible and responsible leadership for the various stakeholders engaged in the electoral process.

He added that the politicians  should support the sustenance of enabling environment for the preparation, conduct and acceptance of elections.

"If our politicians, individually and collectively, resolve to be principled, and play by the game from the level of the party through general elections based on the provisions of the law, we shall have credible elections," Gunu said.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Bukola Ajikobi     IF-K     Aliyu Muhammed     Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Rafiu Olasile     Kale Kawu     PPS     Lanre Aremu     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Danladi     Kwarareports     Amasa     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Galadiman Ngeri     Oba Abu     Nigerian Army     Bankole Omishore     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Harafat E. Mukadam     Ahmed Bayero     Pakata Development Association     UTME     Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Oba Abdulraheem     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Sulu Gambari     Micheal Imoudu     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Saliu Oluwole     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     AGF Abdulrazaq     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Jimoh Bashir     Sadiq Umar     Baba Idris     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Amuda Aluko     Bayo Lawal     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd     John Kehinde Salako     Reuben Paraje     Imam Gambari     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Moshood Mustapha     Okin Group     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Sunday Fagbemi     National Information Technology Development Agency     Abubakar Suleiman     Government High School Adeta     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     Erubu     GRA     Bello Bature     Arinola Lawal     Umar Ayinla Saro     Olaitan Adefila     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     2017 Budget     Ilota     Usman Rifun     Ilorin Central Mosque     Idowu Aremu     Amuda Musbau     Emir Of Shonga     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Bello Oyedepo     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     Tunde Oyawoye    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Shao     Alore     Musa Aibinu     Aliyu Adebayo     Christopher Odetunde     Kubra Kazum     Olupako     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Basit Olatunji     Bamikole Omishore     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Communication Network Support Services     Ahmad Fatima Bisola     High Court     Agor     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Mustapha Akanbi     Eruku     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Principal Private Secretary     Mustapha AbdulGaniyu     Ajuloopin     Emir Of Yashikira     Bilikis Oladimeji     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Balogun Fulani     Saka Keji     Oyawoye     Nigeria Governors\' Forum     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Kwara Hotel     Ilorin Talaka Parapo     Segun Abifarin     Local Government Pension Board     Pius Abioje     Yekini Adio     Ayobami Akanbi     Simeon Sule Ajibola     Habeeb Saidu     Fola Consultant     Ibrahim Mohammed     Sunday Popo-Ola     Idi-Ape     Ahmad Ali     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Royal FM     Kolawole Bashirat     Lotus Bank     Olabimpe Olani     Nurudeen Mohammed     John Olobayo     Turaki Of Ilorin     Javed Khan     Millennium Development Goals     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Sa\'adu Salau     Sheikh Ridhwanullah     George Innih     Folorunsho Erubu     Elelu     Shehu Salau     Ilorin Like-Minds     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Tunde Saad     Minister     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Lai Mohammed     Arik     Amuda Musbau     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Wasiu Odewale     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     VADA     Atiku Abubakar     Student Learning Support Helpline     Abdulkareem Alabi     Abiodun Musa Aibinu