By Wale Oluokun
National Human Rights Commission has advised political actors to shun hate speeches and conduct that could infringe on the constitutional rights of the citizens.
The Ogun state Coordinator of the Commission, Mr Olu Shodeinde gave the advice at the Gubernatorial Town Hall on Human Rights organized by the Ogun State office in Abeokuta.
In attendance at the meeting include the Ogun state Commissioner of Police, representatives of civil society groups, the Nigeria Bar Association and political parties.
The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu represented by the Director, of Civil and Political Rights, Mr Abdulrahman Yakubu called on politicians to protect the rights of Nigerians to participate in governance including the right to vote and to also aspire for positions.
He commended the Ogun office for organizing the non-partisan town hall meeting.
The commissioner of Police, Ogun state command, Mr Lanre Bankole while addressing the gathering assured that the Nigeria Police would continue to respect the human rights of all citizens stating that, all security agencies in the Ogun state would provide the enabling environment for a free, fair and credible election in the state.
Some of the speakers at the Town Hall meeting on Human Rights in Abeokuta expressed displeasure on the non-appearance of many candidates to explain their blueprint on Human Rights for Ogun state.
The three gubernatorial candidates that attended the Ogun State town hall on Human Rights are Asiwaju Tony Ojesina of the Social Democratic Party who arrived at the venue a few minutes before the event started, Mr Cyrus Johnson of People Redemption Party and Dr Samuel Adeyemi Of Action Alliance who joined the event midway.
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