The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council International has called for calm amid the country’s uproar over the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) announcement of presidential election results.
There is outrage in several sections of the country, with voters claiming that the outcome announced differed from the outcome at the individual polling units.
Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, the National President of the Igbo organization, asked the youngsters to be calm and refrain from activities that could inflame the nation in a statement made accessible to journalists on Tuesday.
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He found Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party’s statements, in which he advised his supporters to remain calm, encouraging.
Okwu said it was better to explore legal options “than take actions than would set the entire country ablaze.
“We have it on good authority that some people are already waiting for an opportunity to hide under protests and attack some individuals and loot their properties.
“I implore our people not to give such people the chance to carry out their well-orchestrated evil. I’m passionately begging the youths to please remain calm.
“We can feel the anger and the pulse of the masses, but legal options still remain the best way to go. May we not create room for criminals who would hijack such protests.”
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He encouraged the INEC, however, to form a panel and evaluate all of the contentious results in order to alleviate residents’ concerns.
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