Symington stated this on Saturday when he paid visit to Governor Masari at his residence in Katsina.
“We never have a candidate in the elections, our candidate is always the of place and the process of their own elections. We never take sides, but we do take sides with peace.”
He said he therefore hoped that as the people look forward to participate in the elections next week, “every single one should recognize that security is fundamental not just to freedom but also to posterity”.
“Security is not the job of the security forces alone but everyone in the state regardless of what our party and who the candidate is, stopping things from happening is all that matters and the fundamental challenges of the citizenry,” he opined.
He called on all Nigerians to work together to ensure that peace reigns in the state before, during and after the elections.
“Elections come and go, our nation’s remain and regardless of what happens in any elections, we will be committed to works ongoing in areas like health, security and economic opportunities,” he concluded.
Governor Aminu Bello Masari, while responding, assured all political parties of a level-playing field ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial and state assembly elections.
Masari, who noted that even the opposition parties were provided facilities to address their supporters as offered to the PDP presidential candidate in the recent concluded election, said his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) ran a hitch-free historic campaign in the 34 local government areas of the State to achieve set objectives.
According to him, during the exercise, there was no any incident of violence recorded and no offensive instruments were carried during the entire tour of the campaigns.
“The state did not witness any violence after the February 23rd Presidential and National Assembly elections,” he said, adding that, after the 2015 general elections the Emir of Katsina promised and guaranteed the security of all both indigenes and others.
Independent
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