Saturday 10 May 2014
Early Campaigns: INEC Orders Politicians In Taraba To Remove Billboards
The Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC), has given
politicians in Taraba seven days to
remove all campaign billboards and
posters or face prosecution.
Mr Austin Okojie, the state INEC
Resident Electoral Commissioner,
gave the directive at a stakeholders’
meeting on Saturday in Jalingo.
Okojie warned against pasting of
campaign posters now, stressing that it
was contrary to the Electoral Act.
“The commission has given those
behind the erection of campaign
billboards and pasting of posters seven
days within which to remove their
billboards and posters.
“If they fail to comply with the
directive, we will appeal to law
enforcement agents to assist in
removing them and possibly prosecute
the culprits.
“We urge politicians to always play by
the rules to instill sanity in the political
arena,” he said.
Okojie said that the commission fixed
general elections for February 2015,
noting that political campaigns would
start three months to the elections.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),
reports that state chairmen of all
registered political parties,
representatives of women and youth
groups attended the meeting.
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