“I am sure INEC will do the right thing. I am sure the universities will give them the break to go and vote,” the LP candidate said.
to do the “right thing” by granting students a one-week break to participate fully in the forthcoming general elections.
“I am sure INEC will do the right thing. I am sure the universities will give them the break to go and vote. It is important because it is about their future. This election is about these young people and I’m sure they will allow them to go and vote. We will continue to mention it to them as we go along,” he said.
“INEC must give them attention. But I must give INEC credit for extending the date for the collection of PVC but again I urge them to ensure that people collect their PVC. He explained that when the voter registration process was ongoing, most of the university students were at home and they did their registration at home.
He said: “Generally, the country is insecure. We want the security to improve before and during the election because if security is not guaranteed we may have a situation where legitimate voters may be afraid to come out on the election days to vote.”
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