Ahead of November 11, 2023 governorship election in Kogi state, the Centre for Transparency and Advocacy (CTA) said it has deployed 50 election observers to monitor the conduct of the election across the 21 local government areas of the state.
The Executive Director CTA, Faith Nwadishi, disclosed this Wednesday in Lokoja during a stakeholders meeting involving security agents, media, Federal Road Safety Corps, Road Transport Workers, Civil Society Organisations towards the preparations for the governorship election.
She said two observers would be deployed to each local government, noting that they will be trained in election observation, Electoral Act 2022 and adherence to INEC electoral guidelines.
While speaking on provision of adequate security, the executive director called for synergy between the police and other security agencies to instill confidence in the minds of voters before, during and after the conduct of the election.
“Security is a critical aspect of the electoral process that requires attention during the entire electoral process and INEC has recently raised an alarm and fears indicating that insecurity may pose a great challenge to the governorship election.
“Citizens too have had cause to worry over the issue of insecurity in the state and if this is unchecked may discourage citizens from coming out to exercise their franchise on Election Day,” she stated.
While cautioning the electorate against selling their votes, the executive director urged all the critical stakeholders to perform their functions to enable INEC perform free, fair and credible election in the state.
