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March 12, 2019
Two election observer groups have called on the FederalGovernment to fully implement the recommendations of the Mohammed Uwais and KenNnamani led political reform committees to check electoral fraud.
The International Republican Institute, IRI and the NationalDemocratic Institute, NDI made the call in Abuja in their preliminary report onthe March 9 Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections.
The Senior Associate and Regional Director NDI ChrisFomunyoh at a news conference said the call became imperative in order tocreate appropriate institutions to assist in elections.
Earlier the African Regional Director, IRI John Tomaszeskisaid that the organisations monitored the elections and noticed that it wasmarred by irregularities, instances of intimation, vote buying and violence. Headded that the delegation was also informed of the loss of lives as resultelection-day violence.