Nigerian Catholic Missionary Priest currently serving in
Malawi, Fr Kelvin Ugwu has written to the Independent National Electoral
Commission, demanding the inclusion of party candidates running for different
positions on the ballot papers.
In a letter posted on his verified Facebook page, Fr Kelvin
argued that Nigerians are not voting based on political parties but rather, the
personality of the various candidates, stressing that the ballot papers should
not be limited to only the party logo.
Sharing an image of a Malawian ballot paper, the popular
priest said almost all the countries in Africa have both the face, and the name
of the candidate running for different elections on the ballot paper.
He wrote, “Dear INEC Nigeria,
“Our ballot paper should be like this because in the true sense
of it, it is actually the individual with his vice that we are voting for.
“All the elections conducted in Nigeria in the past, the
ballot paper just carried only party logos. But it is not the party we vote for
that leads us after the elections but the individual.
“Almost all the countries in Africa have both the face, the
name of the candidate, his/her running mate, and the party logo on their ballot
papers. Please do this for Nigerians”.
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