The police issued a warning to all presidential contenders and their supporters through its spokesperson, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the force’s public relations officer, made the decision in a statement on Monday.
”The Nigeria Police Force has deemed it necessary to charge Presidential Candidates of all political parties, most especially APC, PDP, LP and NNPP, to caution their party stalwarts and supporters to avoid making inciting comments capable of unnecessarily heating up the polity and creating undue excitement amongst the electorates and the general populace in the country,” he said.
All presidential contenders, according to Adejobi, should take advantage of the waiting time to underline the importance of the rule of law, constitutional authority, and respect for it among their followers.
He emphasized the need to stop putting undue pressure on the announcement of election results. He claims that all efforts are being made to quickly complete the results’ collation and announce the winner.
The police praised the populace and electorates for their up to this point patience and urged presidential candidates to caution their followers to uphold the principles of the recently signed Peace Agreement for the orderly holding of the general elections in 2023.