Edo, Ondo guber: IGP meets with CSOs in Abuja- As the Edo and Ondo guber approach, expectations are high among Nigerian politicians - There are even fears that the elections in both states will be characterised with violence - In light of this, IGP Mohammed Adamu is to hold a meeting with Civil Society Situation Room and some police operatives in Abuja PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Ahead of the Edo and Ondo governorship elections, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu is scheduled to meet with Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room. IGP Adamu will be having a high-profile meeting with members of civil society groups, top police officers and the media in Abuja on Monday, August 31, The Sun reports. Among issues to be discussed are measures that will ensure smooth and violence-free gubernatorial elections in both states. Before now, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had cried out over threats of violence by some persons during the polls. Read also Coronavirus: Traders reveal hike in cost of food items as Easter beckons Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that INEC on Wednesday, August 19, again dropped a hint that in the event of violence the Edo and Ondo governorship polls would be cancelled. Festus Okoye, INEC's national commissioner and chairman for information and voter education committee, made the disclosure in Benin at a one-day seminar for journalists. INEC national commissioner advised politicians to shun violence as there was no alternative to the peaceful conduct of the forthcoming governorship elections in the two states. Okoye reiterated the urgent need for all the parties in the state to keep the peace. He went on to warn that if the elections don't hold as scheduled it will create a constitutional logjam that will be hard to resolve. He said: “There is no alternative to the peaceful conduct of these elections as the alternative will leave the people of the two states with a constitutional logjam that may be difficult to resolve. Political parties must eschew violence. Read also Kogi guber: Huge number of APC aspirants is due to my efforts, says Gov Bello “Political Parties and their candidates must eschew the use of intemperate, inflammatory and base language designed to inflame passions or incite violence.” Before this, INEC had said it would suspend the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo state if the violence recorded in the course of the polls become unbearable. Okoye made the disclosure when he appeared on a programme on Channels TV on Sunday, August 9. We'll isolate Wike in an isolation center - Ganduje | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - As the Edo and Ondo guber approach, expectations are high among Nigerian politicians - There are even fears that the elections in both states will be characterised with violence - In light of this, IGP Mohammed Adamu is to hold a meeting with Civil Society Situation Room and some police operatives in Abuja PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng