WED, FEBRUARY 20 2019-theG&BJournal- Change for Africa, a pressure group set up solely with the mission of abolishing religion and ethnicity in electing African leaders, say they want the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remain independent at all times, reject any form of political or executive interference in the discharge of their electoral responsibilities, and ensure no voter is disenfranchised in the conduct of our elections.
Speaking yesterday in Abuja, the group expressed their disappointment on the last minute postponement of the February 16 generation election but say they are comforted by INEC’s audacious decision to protect the integrity of ‘’our elections’’ in the face of all sorts of logistics challenges.
‘’As displeasing as their decision is to most of us as Nigerians, we believe that it’s invariably good for our democracy. We implore INEC to remain independent at all times, reject any form of political or executive interference in the discharge of their electoral responsibilities, and ensure no voter is disenfranchised in the conduct of our elections,’’ the group said.
They advised all Nigerians to be calm, keep faith and trust in INEC to conduct free, fair, transparent and credible elections.
‘’We believe it is imperative to all stakeholders to let go of the past and make the necessary sacrifice to advance our democracy as a good example for the rest of Africa looking up to Nigeria for continental leadership.’’
All our election observers have been deployed across the 774 local government areas to observe the elections, and give accounts of their observations, the group said.
‘’This is an essential part of our contributions as a Civil Society Organization to the strengthening of our democracy, and national aspiration for good governance, growth & development.’’
‘’ We ask all observers, domestic and foreign to remain resilient and prepare to observe the elections at the new dates. And advise all Nigerians to be calm, keep faith and trust in INEC to conduct free, fair, transparent and credible elections.’’
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