Nigeria: Jonathan to Nigerians - Don't Mistake Elections for War

27 March 2015

President Goodluck Jonathan has cautioned Nigerians against mistaking elections for war, saying polls must not be seen as an opportunity to set fellow citizens against one another and tear the nation apart.

The president gave the warning this morning in his national broadcast on the 2015 general elections. He said:"Democracy allows dissent. It encourages differences and even fervent disagreements. But elections must never be mistaken for war or an opportunity to set fellow citizens against each other and tear our beloved nation apart".

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