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Thursday, 5 March 2015

Amaechi Tells INEC Give Us Free And Fair Elections


The Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to ensure an impartial and transparent electoral process in the forthcoming elections.
Amaechi, who made this call on Wednesday during a visit of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs. Gesila Khan, to the governor at the Government House in Port Harcourt, warned that the problem of writing of election results should be nipped in the bud in order to allow Nigerians choose credible leaders in the forthcoming elections.
The governor alleged that some politicians were purchasing Permanent Voter Cards, adding that Nigerians were looking up to INEC to conduct free and fair elections despite attempts to rig the elections.
“The history of Nigeria will not be complete without INEC. The history can be positive or negative, but it depends on whether officials of INEC like you (REC) are ready to write your name in gold in the book of history.
“We don’t want rigging and writing of election results. A lot of politicians, I hear, are buying PVCs. That is why Nigerians are asking for change, because, Nigerians are looking up to INEC to ensure impartiality and transparent electoral process on March 28, 2015.
“Remember, those who try to stop change are usually consumed by change itself. All what Nigerians are asking for is a transparent process, especially if the card readers you introduce will work without manipulation.
“It means you are beginning to transform the process for better in order to allow Nigerians to choose their leaders without rigging,” the governor added.
Explaining that Nigerians were yearning for good leadership that would tackle the problems of hunger and poverty, Amaechi noted that Nigerians had been neglected by greedy and self-serving politicians.
Responding, Khan promised that she would conduct a free and fair election, even as she advised election riggers to stay away from the exercise.
The state REC, who demonstrated how the card readers would be used, explained that with the card reader, only eligible voters would be accredited and allowed to vote.
She recalled her enviable performance in Delta State and added that with the card reader, she would achieve a free and fair election in Rivers State.

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