By Abubakar Yunusa Abuja
A former Bayelsa State Governor, currently the Senator representing Bayelsa West in the National Assembly, Seriake Dickson has called on Nigerians to support the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the security agencies to conduct free, fair, and peaceful elections.
Dickson disclose this at the bare-it fellowship with Senator Henry Seriake Dickson with the theme “ Vocational diligence:From police post to government house -my story” organized by Rotary Club Abuja Maitama in Abuja yesterday.
He said, “The election is just about a month away, and let’s see how we work, support INEC, support the security services and all agencies concerned to deliver a free fair, and acceptable general election that will throw up a new class of leaders in our country.
“I know that we are not all on the same page and that is allowed. Democracy is a breeding ground and a marketplace of ideas. So ideas can differ, can vary, and perspectives need not be the same. But let us all bear in mind that in all of this, the political class should not commit class suicide, and should not lead the country toward destruction or crisis.
“We will find it difficult if there is a major crisis. Therefore, people should be temperate. People should be civil while disagreeing and while canvassing for votes.
Speaking further, he condemned every uncivil comment or attack on candidates generally, no one is justified in doing so. No supporter is justified in doing so. Nobody is justified in inciting by making statements that can create confusion or crisis.
