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February 15, 2019
A German foundation Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftunghas urged media practitioners in the Nigeria to be honest in their reportage ofthe 2019 general poll.
The foundation’s Resident Representative inNigeria, Vladimir Kreck, gave the charge today in Abuja.
According to the Independent NationalElectoral Commission, INEC’s timetable, the Presidential and National Assemblyelection would hold tomorrow Saturday, February 16 whileGovernorship and State Houses of Assembly election is slated for March 2.
Kreck said the role of the media in ensuringfree, fair and peaceful election is to observe and report the electoral processobjectively. He called on the candidates in Saturday’s poll to accept theoutcome of the election peacefully or seek redress in court without incitingviolence.