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November 8, 2019
Again, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEChas reaffirmed its commitment to conducting free, fair and crediblegovernorship election in Kogi state on November 16.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC in the state, JamesApam, gave the assurance when the Centre for Advocacy for Justice and Rights,CAJR paid him a visit in his office in Lokoja.  He commended theorganisations for the initiative and for having the interest of the state atheart.
Apam noted that elections in Kogi had not been very peaceful in the past, buturged the people to start turning a new leave and develop a new culture ofhaving very peaceful election in the state. He expressed optimism that apeaceful and violent-free election would become the new culture in the statehenceforth, promising to build peoples’ confidence in INEC, for the benefits ofall.
Earlier, the Project Coordinator of CAJR, Etty Peter, saidthe visit to INEC was part of their activities with other partners to showsupport for INEC towards the November 16 governorship and National Assemblyelections in Kogi She added that the road walk was aimed at sensitising thepeople of Kogi to say ‘no’ to election violence and ‘yes’ to peacefulelections.