Director, Centre for Democratic Development, Research and Training, CEDDERT Zaria, Abubakar Siddique has urged political leaders to consider governance as service to the people.
He also admonished the leaders not to use their positions as means of getting rich quickly.
Siddique stated this in Kano, while presenting a a paper titled: “Party Politics and Electoral Violence in Nigeria.”
The lecture was organised by the Aminu Kano Center for Democratic Studies, Bayero University Kano, to mark 72nd anniversary of the defunct Northern Elements Progressive Union, NEPU.
He urged Nigerians to come out en masse to vote for credible candidates during the 2023 General Elections.
The director also advised the citizens to shun violence before, during and after the elections.
Siddique further urged the government to intensify efforts in addressing the security challenges in some parts of the country to enable the citizens exercise their franchise.
In his remarks, Chairman of the occasion, Prof. Mustapha Isa, cautioned youths against allowing themselves to be used by some selfish politicians to perpetuate violence during elections. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
