{"id":35446,"date":"2015-01-26T21:06:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-26T20:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=35446"},"modified":"2015-01-26T21:06:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-26T20:06:00","slug":"apc-campaign-welcomes-u-s-message-non-violence-holding-polls-scheduled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/apc-campaign-welcomes-u-s-message-non-violence-holding-polls-scheduled\/","title":{"rendered":"APC Campaign welcomes U.S. message for non-violence, holding polls as scheduled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The APC Presidential Campaign Organization (APCPCO) has welcomed US \u00a0call for free and fair election and non-violence in the general elections in the country next month.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a statement signed by the Director, Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu of the APCPCO, the Campaign said it fully identifies with Secretary of State John Kerry\u2019s appeal to political parties to ensure free and fair and non-violent polls.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to Shehu, all responsible politicians should support the objectives of free, fair and non-violent polls as advocated by the US government.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The statement, however, appealed to the Jonathan-led administration to show commitment to free and fair elections and non-violence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Shehu also called on other members of the international community to show active interest in the attitude of the PDP administration to these issues of non-violence and free and fair elections.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the U.S. and other members of the international community should not leave the Jonathan administration to its devices or whims and caprices, adding that the government must be held to these commitments to avoid any hanky-panky during the elections.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the US threat to deny Visa to politicians that engage in electoral violence and malpractices, the APC Campaign said it fully endorsed the measure to serve as deterrence and give credibility to Nigeria\u2019s democracy and electoral system.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Signed:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Garba Shehu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Directorate of Media &amp; Publicity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>APC Presidential Campaign Organisation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Plot 781 Herbert Macaulay Way<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Central Area<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The APC Presidential Campaign Organization (APCPCO) has welcomed US \u00a0call for free and fair election and non-violence in the general elections in the country next month. &nbsp; In a&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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