Sentences with phrase «election violence»

Nigerian security agencies and other stakeholders must work hard to make 2019 general elections violence - free.

«It will be recalled that before now, there have been reported cases of election violence in both Kogi and Bayelsa states.

Here's a fascinating use of a crowdsourcing technology called Ushahidi, originally developed to track election violence in Kenya: as the Times reports, a group called the Louisiana Bucket Brigade is employing the distributed reporting tool to let local citizens help track the fallout from the rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Christians are being urged to prayer for Kenya as the death toll from scattered outbreaks of election violence continued to rise.

The inspector general of police (IGP), John Kudalor, has sent a strong signal against election violence.

The Initiative for Credible Election, a group formed by former President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, Ledum Mitee, and some stakeholders in Rivers State, has cautioned the people of the state to shun election violence ahead of the 2019 general elections.

«As the 2019 general elections draws nearer, election security and especially election violence, may spike in certain parts of the country.

On election violence in the country, Buhari said: «I agonised over the elections in Kogi, Bayelsa and Rivers states».

He said the phenomenon of election violence including snatching of ballot box must stop and the time is now.

He said election violence in the country has in past been orchestrated by some groups largely supported by known political parties who act with impunity.

Election Violence January 2008 Anger and frustration regarding the election results end in violence.

Dickson called on President Muhammadu Buhari and other relevant organs of the government to conduct investigation and bring the perpetrators of election violence to book to serve as deterrent to others.

CAFOD's local aid workers are responding to humanitarian needs but are concerned that any election violence will hamper their emergency aid efforts.

Kenyatta's suspected role in the 2007/8 election violence was as the organiser of the Mungiki criminal gang [xv] but there is strong evidence that these criminal ties have been relinquished, most notably because the political wing of Mungiki has publicly declared support for Odinga.

«In addition to this, a register of persons involved in hate speeches and election violence will be opened to serve as a reference point in future election related matters,» she added.

In preparation for a successful governorship election in Anambra State on 18th November, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has concluded plans to deploy the Election Violence Mitigation and Advocacy Tool (EVMAT).

National Commissioner, Prof. Okechukwu Ibeanu (standing), Resident Electoral Commissioner for Niger State, Prof. Sam Egwu (right) and Ag Director - General, The Electoral Institute (TEI), Dr Sa'ad Umar Idris (2nd left) at the Methodology Workshop for the Election Violence Mitigation Tool (EVMAT), which began today in Akwa, Anambra State.