1/28/2015

Processional campaign stopped indefinitely

Processional campaign stopped indefinitely

The police yesterday banned processional campaign in Ogun and warned political parties and candidates to abide by the ban or face prosecution.
The police also banned the use of uniformed personnel like operatives of Vigilance Group, Task Force officers as well as state-owned Traffic Compliance Agency – TRACE- other than police officers during campaign rallies.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), Akpoebi Egbuson, gave the warning in Abeokuta, the state capital, yesterday while addressing leadership of the political parties.
Egbuson said the ban was predicated on the need to forestall electoral violence and other actions, such as mutilation or defacing campaign posters and billboards.
He said the ban on the use of uniformed operatives besides the police was in compliance with the directives of the inspector-general of Police (IG).
Egbuson advised parties to educate their members and supporters to ensure that ethnic factor, tribes and religion of contestants were not used as basis for campaigning against or in favour of party and candidates.

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