The Zamfara State Police Command has held a peace accord signing and election safety summit for chairmen and candidates of twenty-two political registered political events contesting governorship, National and State Assembly elections forward of the 2027 common elections.
The occasion, held on Tuesday on the Tola Arena in Gusau, introduced collectively occasion leaders, candidates, safety companies and different stakeholders.
Addressing members, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmad Muhammad Bello, stated the summit was convened according to the directive of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to make sure a peaceable, credible and violence-free electoral course of.
CP Bello warned that the Command would deal decisively with anybody discovered inciting violence, engaged in vote shopping for, thuggery or destruction of opponents’ marketing campaign supplies.
“We are public servants, not public bosses, but we will not tolerate lawlessness. Zamfara is the most troubled state in the North West and we cannot afford to add electoral violence to banditry. Every candidate must caution his supporters. We have tactical teams deployed across the 14 LGAs and intelligence gathering has been intensified,” he stated.
He urged political actors to embrace dialogue, keep away from hate speech and report threats early to the Command by means of its emergency strains.
He added that the peace accord signing is binding and that breach would entice prosecution underneath the Electoral Act.
In their separate remarks, candidates pledged to abide by the accord and cooperate with safety companies to guard lives and property throughout campaigns.
The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) within the state referred to as for a stage enjoying floor and urged the police to stay impartial {and professional}.
Representatives of different events together with the Labour Party (LP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), National Democratic Congress (NDC) and African Democratic Congress (ADC) additionally signed the accord and warranted that they’d sensitise their supporters in rural areas, particularly risky corridors like Gusau-Dansadau, Kaura Namoda, Bukkuyum and Maradun.
The Command stated copies of the signed accord can be displayed on the State Headquarters and forwarded to the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) within the state for file functions.
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