{"id":62937,"date":"2018-07-12T01:04:10","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T00:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=62937"},"modified":"2018-07-12T01:04:10","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T00:04:10","slug":"ex-president-jonathan-calls-for-caution-in-ekiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ex-president-jonathan-calls-for-caution-in-ekiti\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-President Jonathan calls for caution in Ekiti"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has called for caution over the<\/div>\n
activities of security agencies deployed to Ekiti ahead of Saturday\u2019s<\/div>\n
scheduled Governsorship election.<\/div>\n
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The Ex-President\u2019s appeal followed Wednesday\u2019s media report of alleged<\/div>\n
manhandling of some people including the Governor of the State, Mr.<\/div>\n
Ayodele Fayose in Ado-Ekiti, the State capital, allegedly by security<\/div>\n
operatives.<\/div>\n
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In a statement issued on Wednesday by Dr. Jonathan\u2019s spokesman, Mr.<\/div>\n
Ikechukwu Eze, the former President enjoined security personnel deployed<\/div>\n
to the state to act within the ambit of the laws of the land, adding that<\/div>\n
the presence of armed security operatives is meant to give voters the<\/div>\n
confidence to come out on election day and vote for candidates of their<\/div>\n
choice, and not to intimidate them.<\/div>\n
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He said: \u201cI am appealing to the security agencies deployed to Ekiti State<\/div>\n
for the Governorship election to carry out their duties according to the<\/div>\n
laws of the land by securing the state in a manner that will enable a<\/div>\n
peaceful electoral process.<\/div>\n
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\u201cIf it is true that the State Governor Mr. Ayodele Fayose was assaulted as<\/div>\n
reported in the media, my appeal is that such should not be allowed to<\/div>\n
happen again, since the Governor\u2019s constitutional immunity guarantees that<\/div>\n
he should be given official protection to freely conduct the business of<\/div>\n
governing the State.\u201d<\/div>\n
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The former President further charged the Security agencies to not only<\/div>\n
strive to protect the laws of the land, but also seek to prevent any<\/div>\n
development that could negatively impact on the process of deepening the<\/div>\n
nation\u2019s democracy.<\/div>\n
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