KWASIEC boss solicits stakeholders’ support for Nov 18 LG polls
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By Yinusa Ishola
Omu-Aran (Kwara), Sept. 12, 2017 (NAN) The Chairman, Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC), Malam Abdulrahman Ajidagba, has called for the support of stakeholders toward a hitch free November local government election in the state.
Ajidagba made the appeal during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Omu-Aran on Tuesday.
The KWASIEC boss said only collective efforts of stakeholders could help achieve the desired credible, free and fair election at the grassroots.
NAN reports that the commission had fixed November 18 for the conduct of the state local government election in the state.
He urged politicians to abide by the electoral acts both in their statement and conduct and shun acts capable of heating up the polity.
“We should do away with violence, do or die politics and imbibe acts of tolerance and peaceful co-existence to ensure a smooth council poll.
“It is only in peaceful atmosphere that we can give our people the full benefit of the dividends of democracy and good governance,” he said.
Meanwhile, Mr Assumi Ahmadu, the Electoral Officer, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Omu-Aran has pledged the support of the commission toward a hitch free council poll.
The electoral officer also commended the massive turn-out of eligible voters for the ongoing voters’ registration and urged those who are yet to collect their permanent voter cards (PVC) to do so without delay.
He expressed optimism that the commission would meet up with its desired target for the registration.
Assumi praised the effort of the security agencies, traditional rulers and religious leaders in sustaining the existing cordial relationship among the indigenes and non-indigenes in the communities.
“With such unity and harmony in place, our job of promoting the nation’s cherished democratic system becomes simpler and easier,” he said. (NAN)
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Edited by Abiodun Esan/Felix Ajide