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Thursday, December 29, 2022
The Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) has stated that the time had come for it to organise the freest and fairest election in Africa.
The Nationwide Commissioner for Info and Voter Schooling, Festus Okoye, stated this on Wednesday on the 2022 Calabar Carnival, whereas sensitising Nigerians on the upcoming common elections.
Mr Okoye, subsequently, urged officers of the fee to point out Nigerians that they’ve the capability to take action.
He stated that the fee determined to take part within the carnival to sensitise and encourage Nigerians to gather their Everlasting Voter Playing cards (PVCs) and vote within the elections.
Mr Okoye stated that Nigerians wanted to know that their PVCs have efficiency.
In response to him, if it hadn’t, politicians wouldn’t be struggling to purchase them from potential voters.
“My message to Nigerians is that solely the PVC can change their circumstances.
“Subsequently, those that shouldn’t have their PVCs haven’t any enterprise within the electoral course of.
“Our accountability is to make sure that the PVCs can be found for the folks and to organise free, truthful and credible elections.
“It is usually to make sure that these Nigerians say ought to win the 2023 election received.
“The time had come for us to organise the freest and fairest election on the continent of Africa,” he stated.
Mr Okoye additional stated that the fee had no political social gathering and owed no allegiance to any or people however the Nigerian folks.
He stated that the fee wanted to mobilise all of the nationwide belongings to make sure that the 2023 polls have been credible and the most effective the nation ever had.
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