‘Lack of trust among Nigerians responsible for border closure during elections’
Mr Osareti Imahiyereobo, INEC’s Head of Voters Education and Publicity in Plateau, made the disclosure in his goodwill message during a Town Hall Meeting organised by Search For Common Ground, a Non-Governmental Organisation.
“This very action is mainly due to the lack of trust among us Nigerians and which is not good for us as a nation given its negative effects on our economy because businesses are always closed down. The INEC official also called on residents of Plateau to accept in good faith whatever may be the outcome at be Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in the state.
Earlier, Mrs Niri Goyit, the Project Coordinator for Search for Common Ground, had said that the purpose for the town hall meeting was to give room for stakeholders to assess the general elections.
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