The Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria, NPAN, on Tuesday insisted that the 2015 general elections must hold on the rescheduled date of March 28 and April 11 and that it “must produce an outcome, and that Nigerians must rally round whoever emerges the winner.”
This was made known in a communique signed by NPAN’s president, Nduka Obaigbena at the end of the association’s meeting in Abuja.
According to the communique, members of the association reached the decision on the general elections after thorough deliberations “and review of the political situation in Nigeria.”
The communique reads: “The general elections must hold on March 28 and April 11 as scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The election must produce an outcome and Nigerians must rally round whoever emerges the winner.
“This election is for and by the Nigerian people and it must be free, fair and held in such a way that it will deepen the nation’s democracy, such that at the end of the electoral process, Nigeria must be the winner.
“We call on the people of Nigeria, especially political leaders across the nation, to eschew every form of violence. The prevalent do-or-die attitude is unnecessary, unhelpful and unhealthy for our system of democracy. We must all say no to violence before, during and after the election.”
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