{"id":64785,"date":"2019-02-13T22:38:22","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T21:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=64785"},"modified":"2019-02-13T22:38:22","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T21:38:22","slug":"election-2019-britain-threatens-to-seize-assets-ban-politicians-who-incite-execute-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/election-2019-britain-threatens-to-seize-assets-ban-politicians-who-incite-execute-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"ELECTION 2019: Britain Threatens To Seize Assets, Ban Politicians Who Incite, Execute Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Catriona Laing, has warned<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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that Nigerian politicians who incite or execute violence during Saturday\u2019s
\nelections would have their visas banned and assets in the UK seized.<\/p>\n

Laing gave the warning at a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja to unveil
\nthe Election Situation Room of the Civil Society Situation Room set up by
\na coalition of civil society organisations to monitor the polls in Abuja.<\/p>\n

She reminded political parties that apart from their assets being seized
\nin the UK, they could experience a worst case scenario of prosecution.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will apply this absolutely across board not directed to any particular
\nparty; so, we are monitoring and looking out for hate speech.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are concerned about the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) rally which has
\nhate speech a lot and we will like to call that kind of thing out.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur two worries are on security not just on the role the police will play
\nto ensure peace but about the role individuals play by getting angry or
\nmilitias being paid to disrupt elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen, another worry is fake news, that is why we rely on CSOs and we will
\nwork with them to get information,\u2019\u2019she said<\/p>\n

UN Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, Mr Mohamed Ibn
\nChambas, thanked the CSOs for the launch of the situation room, describing
\nit as a good work toward the elections.<\/p>\n

Ibn Chambas said that it showed that the groups were prepared for the
\nelections and ready to monitor the voting process thus helping UN with
\nideas on the process in the country.
\nThe American Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Stuart Symington, said that the
\nspecial thing with the room was not just about that CSOs would say and do
\nbut about what every Nigerian would say and do.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe time has come for this outside world that cares so much about Nigeria
\nto listen to the people of Nigeria and to see what each of them do and
\nthen forward the results to lift Nigeria up,\u2019\u2019 Symington said.<\/p>\n

Head of the EU Delegation to Nigeria, Ambassador Ketil Karlsen, said that
\nthe work of CSOs over the last years gave hope that continued
\nconsolidation of democracy clamoured for internally could happen.<\/p>\n

Mr Jude Illoh, Country Director of Open Society for West Africa (OSIWA),
\nsaid that though there a lot of apprehension about the election, Nigeria
\nwould overcome it.
\nIlloh said that Nigeria\u2019s democracy had experienced good progress.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have defied dictators, we have defied civil war and everything you can
\nimagine, insurgency terrorism everything thrown at us we are still
\nstanding.<\/p>\n

\u201c I can tell you that the morning after the election we will be standing
\nas a country, proudly Nigerians, \u2018\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Clement Nwankwo, the convener of the Situation room,said the situation
\nroom would help monitor the election and give Nigerians information as it
\ncame in order to guarantee free, air and credible elections.(NAN)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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