Nigeria's Minister of State for Education, Professor Viola Onwuliri, has advised youth members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State ignore attempts by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to cause violence.
Don't let APC provoke you to violence, Minister tells PDP youth
PDP youths in Imo state have been advised not to engage in political violence even if provoked by members of the opposition.
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Speaking on Sunday at the PDP secretariat, during the commencement of training for PDP volunteers, Onwuliri said they must shun violence because the party is peace loving.
She said the training was organized to equip them ahead of the forthcoming elections.
The Minister charged the participants, drawn from different communities, wards and local government areas in Imo, to return back to their communities and work for the victory of President Goodluck Jonathan and all PDP candidates.
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She expressed confidence that the elections will hold peacefully on the scheduled dates, March 28 and April 11.
Onwuliri also charged parents to monitor their children.
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