Our Election Must Meet Global Standards – Ifeanyi Okowa

Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has begged security agencies and those who will be involved in the conduct of the 2019 general elections to not be partial.

According to the governor, “Politicians should be allowed to campaign freely, they should be allowed to reach out to the people to ask for votes, but, the people must also be allowed to exercise their will freely and we expect that impartiality is carried and there is no form of intimidation of voters in the course of the election because, when such happens, it will create a lot of challenges that will run in the course of the post-election era.”

“Nigerians expect that the 2019 election will be hitch free, free, fair and peaceful and the will of the people will prevail, because, the proper conduct of the elections will deepen the strenght of our democracy and bring more foreign investment,”

He added, “If we conduct an election that does not meet global standards, it will affect our democracy and our nation.

We pray that we conduct an election that meets global standards and is acceptable to the world; our economy is presently challenged and any further challenge will set us back that is why we are in support of this sensitization programme and it should be taken closely to the rank and file of the Nigerian Police, because, for the electoral process to go smoothly, the Police has a lot of roles to play to boost voters confidence. Assist families of fallen soldiers.”