Children Government of Nigeria has called on all political parties, candidates and other stakeholders in the 2015 general elections to embrace peace before, during and after the elections.
The president of the Children Government of Nigeria, Theodora Otitorichukwu made the clarion call at the Ministry of Information at the end of the “One Million Children March’’ in Asaba.
In an emotion laden speech delivered to the State Government, Miss Theodora Ora Otitorichukwu, decried the violence, characterized by the 2011 elections, stating that the 2015 general elections must be peaceful.
“Today, from the street of Asaba, Delta State and in the church, House on the Rock, we shout and say no to violence, 2011 will not repeat itself in 2015, we march for peace, and pray for peaceful conduct of 2015, general elections, Peace we must have”, young president Theodora declared.
She exhorted all political gladiators children, and youths to vote for peace first before voting for the candidates of their choice as they exercise their franchise adding that children have neither started war nor championed violence therefore should not be subjected to consequences of same.
Miss Titorichukwu who declared Friday March 27, 2015 as National Day of Pledging for Peace, expressed gratitude to Delta State Government for being the first in the federation to welcome the initiative of the One Million March for Peace.
In their respective speeches, the Child Vice President of the Children Government of Nigeria, Mr. Adamu Musa, and the Child Commissioner of Police Asaba, Gowin Emmanuel asserted that children of Nigeria condemned violence because it destroys their future, warning that anyone who causes violence during the elections will be arrested and prosecuted.
Receiving the address of the children, the Hon. Commissioner for Information, Chike Ogeah Esq. commended the children for their initiative even as he promised to give the event a wide publicity in the media including the social media.
Chike Ogeah who represented the State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan stated that, Delta State has not recorded any violence because the governor has guaranteed peace, saying that the State is a peace loving one, even as the commissioner advised the children to take the message to other states of the federation before April 11th election.
Earlier in his remark, the coordinator of the ‘One Million Children March’ and Chief Executive Officer of Security Agenda For Africa, Patrick Ikpemeh said that children in the State embarked on the march to pray for peace, free and credible elections.
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