- An NGO, Election Monitor (EM), has asked Nigerians not to be upset with the election postponement
- EM also asked the country's citizens to avoid anything that could affect the nation's progress
- An NGO, Election Monitor (EM), has asked Nigerians not to bupset with the election postponementble
An NGO, Election Monitor (EM), has enjoined Nigerians to remain calm and desist from actions that could hamper progress of the nation’s electoral process.
The national coordinator of EM, Mr Abiodun Ajijola, gave the advice in a statement on Monday, February 18, in Yola.
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According to him, the news about postponement of the election came few hours Nigerians were preparing to cast their votes as obvious disappointment to all well meaning electoral stakeholders.
He said: “EM enjoins all Nigerians to remain calm and desist from acts which would be inimical to the nation’s progress.
“EM does not believe that this postponement, though surprising, should in any way discredit the 2019 general elections.
“However, INEC needs to ensure that it consistently reassures voters and all stakeholders about conducting a free, fair credible and timely process.”
The organisation further urged INEC to ensure that the elections were successfully conducted in a timely manner.
The statement decried the burning of card readers and INEC local area offices in Abia and Plateau states, as clear attempt to sabotage the entire electoral process in recent times.
It recommended that INEC should be open about its logistical challenges and assure stakeholders that it would conclude arrangements seamlessly within the proposed time-frame to restore people’s confidence in election.
It, however, urged religious and traditional institutions to use their platforms to encourage people to come out and cast their votes on the new dates of election, to guard against voter apathy.
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Recall that Legit.ng earlier reported that Pastor Franklyn Richardson, senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Mount Vernon, New York, prayed for a peaceful outcome of the upcoming general elections in Nigeria.
The pastor also said at the church service to commemorate the 2019 Black History Month that Nigeria is too important to be drawn into any political crisis.
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