Elections: Be peaceful, vote your conscience, group urges voters

As Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday, a group, Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), has urged voters to conduct themselves peacefully in exercising their electoral rights and vote their conscience.

Mr Ugochukwu Nnam, President of the group, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday.

He called on the voters to see the election as an opportunity to make statement without fear or favour.

Nnam said: “Today is a remarkable day, it is historic in the sense that it is the long expected day for Nigerians to decide their future.

“So, I advise voters not to be intimidated but vote whosoever is their choice considering their vote as power to make or mar their future.”

The youths leader, who commended President Muhammadu Buhari for promising free and fair elections, urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to compromise its set standards.

”Every hand should be on deck to support INEC deliver credible, peaceful, free and fair elections.,” Nnam appealed.

He lauded Buhari for signing the Electoral Act which had reduced possible incidents of thuggery and rigging in elections.

The ILDC leader advised voters to resist temptations of vote-buying and other acts capable of undermining a credible electoral process.

Nnam promised that the group was committed to the promotion of good governance in the country for a united and prosperous Nigeria.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigerians will be going to the polls on Saturday to elect a new President and National Assembly members.

Source: News Agency of Nigeria