Samson Ayokunle, president of the
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), says the religious organisation has
decided to register with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
as an election observer for the 2019 general election.
The CAN president said this on
Tuesday while paying a courtesy visit to the Bayelsa state government house,
Yenagoa.
Received by John Jonah, deputy
governor of the state, Ayokunle said CAN has already trained 300 monitors
across the geopolitical zones of the country, who will also train others.
He said the plan of CAN is to
place three observers in each polling booth who will continue to report to its
national office.
The CAN president, however, said
the desperation of politicians ahead of the election may set the nation on fire
if not curbed.
“We are also parlaying with those
in government, who can make things happen. Nigeria has to maintain peace and
order to ensure free and fair election in 2019,” he said.
“From the intra-party election,
the kind of desperation we see in our politician is quite unacceptable and give
us palpable fear that if care is not taken, the people may set the nation on
fire, God forbid.
“The church says no to any kind
of violence and manipulation in this forthcoming election. And in line with
that, we are not only speaking, we have decided to register with INEC as
election observers.
“We are already training
observers all over the federation. We have trained over 300 persons presently
from all the geopolitical zones of the country and these ones will train
others.
“It is our own hope that we will
be able to place three observers in each polling booth so they will continue to
report to us at the national office. I and my team will be visiting President
Muhammadu Buhari, next week, to discuss the conduct of the election”.
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God bless you Pastor Ayokunle
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