Violence: Call politicians to order, INEC Chair begs traditional rulers

…As Secretary bags Minna emirate’s title
By Omeiza Ajayi
ABUJA: Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan SAN, has appealed to traditional rulers to intervene and restrain politicians from engaging in violence, hostility and mudslinging as campaigns build up for the 2027 general elections.
Speaking in Minna, Niger State, during the turbanning of INEC’s Secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, as the Gimbiyan Raya Kasan Minna at the Emir’s Palace, Amupitan urged political actors to focus strictly on issue-based campaigns.
“Voting is a fundamental right under our Constitution, not a privilege. We appeal to our royal fathers to help us counsel polit...