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Polls:Group Cautions Against Use Of Under-Aged Children
Worried over purported recruitment of underaged children as voters and political thugs, an alliance of non-governmental organisations known as the Children Protecting Network (CPN) in collaboration with United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have warned politicians to desist from such trend.
It also warned parents to ensure that their wards do not become victims of electoral related offences and violence in the upcoming elections.
Project Coordinator of the scheme and Head of Women Rights and Empowerment Initiative (WORI), Kaine Bobmanuel, in a chat with pressmen in Port Harcourt said the project was aimed at promoting an environment of Peace and Security in the 2011 electioneering period.
She noted that by their age, mental and psychological State, children below 18 years of age are not qualified to vote or be voted for. She observed that some politicians have violated this principled over the years.
“Unexpected emergencies are often thrown up as unscrupulous politicians engage children, persons below the age of 18 years, particularly teenagers, to risks and electoral related offences.”
While condemning the trend, the WORI Project Cordinator sand the body has commenced series of sensitisation campaigns to enlighten stakeholders on the dangers of such attitude.
She further disclosed that the body monitored the voters registration exercise and plans to monitor the general elections in April, with the view to checking politicians from using underage children in their activities.
Aside kicking against registration by underage children, and voting, she stated that CPN has commenced campaigns against violence in the forthcoming elections, having met with the different political parties and aspirants.
The body consequently urged parents to counsel their wards, especially those under 18 years to avoid being used by politicians, while urging children to shun all forms of thuggery and politicking in the elections.
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Rivers Judiciary Denies Issuing Court Order Stopping SOLAD from Swearing in RSCSC Members
The Rivers State Judiciary has denied a media report claiming that Justice Frank Onyiri of the State High Court issued an injunction order restraining the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), from inaugurating the newly appointed members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission (RSCSC).
In a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of litigation at the High Court, Menenen Poromon (Esq), the state Judiciary disassociated itself from the report, describing it as malicious and fabricated.
The statement emphasized that the report was a falsehood and a misrepresentation of what transpeared in the court.
Poromon clarified that no such order was issued by Justice Onyiri or any other judge of the High Court of the state and urged the public to disregard the information, as it lacked any iota of truth.
The statement however advised the public to verify any information concerning the state Judiciary directly from the office of the Chief Registrar, High Court of the State, to avoid spreading of misinformation.
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