Imo 2023: Governor Uzodinma restates commitment to violence-free election
The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has restated his commitment to a violence-free process as the Nov. 11 governorship election approaches.
The governor said this at a pre election workshop organised by the state government in collaboration with the African Union Development Agency – New Partnership for Africa’s Development AUDA-NEPAD in Owerri, on Friday.
Uzodimma, represented by his Deputy, Prof. Placid Njoku, called on stakeholders in the electioneering process to work towards a peaceful poll to enable votes count.
He advised politicians not to make the election a do-or-die affair, but to abide by the rule of law so that the will of the masses will be reflected in the ballot.
“ Votes must count and I urge security agencies to go after anyone who attempts to jeopardise the process,“ he said.
A representative of the AUDA-NEPAD, Mrs Gloria Akobundu, said the promotion of democracy and good governance, one of the five pillars of the AU, could not be achieved where elections were marred with violence.
She charged the media and Civil Society Organizations to “ blow the trumpet of ‘No Violence’ during the election” and called for all hands to be on deck to ensure a peaceful, successful election.
The highlight of the workshop was a road march by participants to publicly sensitise residents of the state to the gains of peaceful elections.
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