ONLINE JOURNALISTS WARN POLITICIANS AGAINST VIOLENCE

The association noted that the recent political developments in Oyo State call for quick attention and the need for all the stakeholders to be conscious of the fact that a peaceful society must be promoted and not a state where violence and thuggery reign, especially during electioneering campaigns.

“Encouraging thuggery and using hooligans to intimidate and oppress people should be totally discouraged by political parties, candidates and their godfathers. Politicians should not take the advantage of the youths idleness to recruit them as political thugs instead of thinking of how to engage and bring out the best in them and use them as agent of transformation”

“A politician with good intention to develop the state and his constituency will not give gun, cutlasses and other dangerous weapon to his supporters but rather engage in intellectual dialogue to convince the electorate of his capability and genuine intention to lead,” the statement reads.

Penpushing further reports that, while commending security operatives for being alive to their responsibilities, the association urged them not to spare any culprit found guilty of influencing or promoting violence during campaigns and the election proper.