Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), ahead of the governorship elections in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo States, has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), demanding a trustworthy exercise.
HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, who demonstrated at the headquarters of INEC in Abuja, demanded that result sheets from all local government areas should be signed by the INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu and counter-signed by electoral officers of each Local Government Area and Resident Electoral Commissioners.
“We demand for peaceful, free and fair elections; transparency and accountability. We call upon INEC to ensure the highest level of transparency and accountability in the electoral process for Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi States. “Transparency in Collation and Announcement of Results: We call upon INEC to ensure that the collation and announcement of election results are done in a transparent and verifiable manner, allowing citizens and observers to witness the process”, he stated.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory , Nyesom Wike, has advised religious leaders across the country to be wary of politicians with desperate ambitions.Ohanaeze Ndigbo and Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria have condemned Chief Edwin Clark’s proposal to expel Abia, Imo, and Ondo states from the Niger Delta Development Commission , based on their geographical location and quantity of oil deposits.
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