Kogi, Bayelsa Polls: Centre Urges Voters To Shun Vote Selling, Violence - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 16, 2019
The Centre for Transparency Advocacy,CTA has called on voters in both Kogi and Bayelsa states to come out en-masseand vote for their candidates of choice in the governorship elections.
The Centre in separate statementsissued in Lokoja and Yenagoa, expressed worries over the political atmospherein both states.
It however, appealed to politicalparties and security agencies to work together to ensure an atmosphereconducive for citizens to come out without fear to freely vote.
In Lokoja, the Centre’s ExecutiveDirector, Faith Nwadishi said in line with the centre’s tradition andcommitment to quality and professional observation, it has trained and deployed50 observers across the 21 local government areas of the state to providecredible on-the-spot reports on Election Day.
Also, the centre in another statementby its Observers Team Leader in Bayelsa, MacDonald Ekemezie said that there hasbeen display of intolerance and allegations and counter-allegations ofpolitical parties arming thugs.