Imo 2015: Candidates shun parley with police

Ahead of this month’s general elections, candidates of the
various political offices in Imo state yesterday shunned a
peace accord meeting initiated by the state police command.
Police officers at the meeting which was slated for 10am
waited till 1pm with no single candidate of any political party
in sight.
Even the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Usman Gwary
of Zone 9 who was supposed to be special guest at the meet­
ing left in anger after waiting for several hours without the
candidates turning up for the peace parley.
However, briefing journalists after the botched meeting, the
state command public relations officer, Andrew Enwerem
expressed disappointment over the attitude of the candidates
which he described as lackadaisical.
Enwerem stated that the aborted meeting was the second
time the parley would be organized, noting that the non-atten­
dance by the candidates is an indication that they were not
serious.
He explained that the motive of the meeting was to educate
the candidates on the purpose of a violence free election as
well as making them to sign a peace accord on their par­
ticipation at the election.