As Africa’s largest democracy awaits the results of its most closely contested elections in years, police in Nigeria have urged presidential candidates to caution their supporters against making inciting remarks.
The police have also warned politicians not to put undue pressure on the electoral body, Inec, as concern grows about the slow pace with which polling station results are being published.
Presidential candidates have been urged to “take advantage of this waiting period to emphasize the rule of law [and]respect for the constitution,” according to a police statement.
Only one state’s and the federal capital territory’s results have been released.
