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Edo guber: How to ensure improved elections in future -NCFront

The National Consultative Front, NCFront, has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to always ensure that improved elections logistics are henceforth put in place and deployed to time during elections.

This it said should be done by urgently employing latest technology required to make elections transparent and credible in Nigeria so that elections would not be ruined by violence and ultimately decided by the courts instead of the electorate.

NCFront gave the recommendation on Monday in its preliminary statement on Edo State governorship elections held on Saturday.

Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, defeated his main opponent, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

In the statement, NCFront however commended INEC for “their above board conduct in the Edo Governorship Elections 2020.”

The group, while assessing the performance of the police as the lead security agency during the election, said there was need for it to do more, especially in the area of the conduct of its personnel.

It, however, praised the military for its neutrality and professionalism.

NCF particularly applauded the people of Edo State for being peaceful during the election despite the tension that had preceded the exercise.

It congratulated the winner of the election, Godwin Obaseki, charging him to be magnanimous in victory.

The statement reads in part:  “NCFront as an emergent non partisan, pan Nigerian conscience, having deployed 600 Cadres of Observers/Monitors, in conjuction with its INEC accredited Partners in the 18 Local Government Areas of Edo State, wishes to conclude by asserting that although every stakeholders in the Edo decides 2020 has tried to give their best in this election, much is still to be desired in the conduct of some political parties and their agents, who are expected to be more adherent to subsisting electoral ethics and rules, which forbid Voters inducement, Vote buying, thuggery and Violence during elections, ballot snatching and stuffing etc and should exercise respect for the Peace Accord their Parties and Candidates signed before Elections

“However, the Police, being the lead security agency, would still need to do more to assure the Nigerian electorate, especially, through improved conduct of its personnel that they can reliably stand on the part of the law in maintaining peace and order during elections instead of their regular recourse to intimidation of eligible voters, which has always occasioned recline of voters on election day as well as electoral manipulation in another instance. We must however commend the military for their visible neutrality and professionalism in bursting electoral thuggery and attempted malpractices in some polling units. We advice them not to rest on their oars.

“Finally, NCFront, wishes to call on the INEC, as the main Elections management body in Nigeria to always ensure that improved elections logistics are henceforth put in place and deployed to time by urgently employing latest technology required to make elections transparent and credible in Nigeria so that Elections are not ruined by violence and ultimately decided by the Courts instead of the electorate as done recently in the case of Imo State among others. However, we commend INEC for their above board conduct in the Edo Governorship Elections 2020.

“As we conclude this historic Statement, NCFront wishes to commend the Edo people for the relative peace witnessed during #Edo Decides 2020 and the Credibility of the electoral process, inspite of the violent build up. Therefore, in congratulating the winner of the elections, Mr Godwin Obaseki, we wish to call on him as the winner of this historic elections to be magnanimous in victory by extending the hands of fellowship to all his fellow contestants in building a cohesive and stable State for the good people of Edo State.”

Source: FrontPage

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