Kaduna govt bars residents from protests

From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna

As the collation of election results progresses, the Kaduna State Government has warned citizens that protests of any sort remained strictly prohibited across the State.

This was contained in a statement by the State Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan and made available to the media in Kaduna yesterday.

The statement stated that the State Government has noted with satisfaction the largely peaceful conduct of elections across the state, and commends residents for exercising their franchise in an orderly manner.

The statement further stated that Citizens must therefore avoid street protests over election results - or of any other kind - in order to preserve the atmosphere of calm so far experienced. Actions which may disrupt public peace will be handled decisively by security agencies.

“It must be stressed that the announcement of election results is the exclusive duty of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Individuals and groups involved in unofficial publication of results should be aware that they constitute serious threats to public peace and order. of Voters the Polling unit 008, Senior Magistrate Court 11, Mararaba Gurku, during the Presidential and National Assembly election yesterday

“Individuals or groups who may have queries over officially announced results are strongly urged to utilize the legal instruments provided by the Electoral Act.

“Governor Nasir El-Rufai continues to monitor closely the security situation in relation to the conduct of the elections, alongside security agencies in the State,” the statement said.