ABUJA—Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has called on Nigerians to unite against all forms of electoral violence.

Senator Ekweremadu made the call, weekend, during the conferment of an Honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D) degree on him at the 44th Convocation Ceremony of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN.

The Deputy Senate President in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media, Uche Anichukwu, also called on the nation’s citadel of learning to rise to the task of restoring the dignity of man through quality researches that address the nation’s security and development challenges.

He harped on the need for rigorous advocacy to keep the youth away from electoral violence.

Senator Ekweremadu charged well-meaning Nigerians to rise in defence of the national interest and in condemnation of acts of electoral violence, irrespective of political, ethnic, and religious leanings.

He said: “Election is not a  do-or-die  affair. We are worried about the attacks on some political actors by people in parts of the country other than their own. Let us stand together and call the political elites to order.

“We must admit that elections will come and go, but that this country will remain. Therefore, we must play politics with every sense of responsibility, ensuring that everybody is accorded his due respect.

“We must also bear in mind that events and utterances that incubate electoral violence start well ahead of elections. We must live with a sense of history and remember that the same tree stump does not trip a wise man twice.”