Politicians in the South-east geo-political zone have been advised by the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to imbibe the spirit of tolerance and accommodation ease the heated political landscape and achieve peaceful elections next month.

Speaking with newsmen in Enugu yesterday at an interactive forum, Executive Director of NAO, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, said it was through give and take that relative socio-political stability could be achieved.

He blamed politicians for fanning the embers of discord which would engender instability thereby making political contests a do or die affair.

Runsewe said "no system is perfect in the world and advanced democracies have survived because of political maturity of their leaders." He pointed out that even the United States of America experience still shows tolerance."

He appealed to political contenders in the country to imbibe the same attitude displayed by politicians in advanced democracies to ensure the stability and development of the country.

"I think it will be wise if we all conduct ourselves in a manner that will not give the visitors a negative impression of our country. Political actors should realise that hundreds of international observers are already in the country to monitor the conduct of the on-coming elections," he said.

Runsewe said NOA was holding meetings with party leaders in the country to exchange ideas on how to make the April elections peaceful.