Saturday, June 22, 2013
ACF Wants INEC To Hold 2015 Elections In One Day
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Thursday canvassed for the holding of the 2015 general election in one day. The Chairman, ACF Board of Trustees, Gen. Jeremiah Useni (rtd) made the call in a message to the opening of organisation's Annual General Meeting in Kaduna. Useni, who was represented by the Chairman of the forum, Alhaji Aliko Mohammed, said holding the election in a day would ensure transparency and acceptability of the polls. `` We have noticed that for a free and fair elections in 2015 there should be only one election day. ``If Kenya would have one day election for seven elections, that is, the President, Governors, Senators, House of Representatives, State Houses Assembly and Local Governments all in one day, why not Nigeria. ``We also feel it is going to be cheaper and all the security thing will be doneon that same day. If Kenya can do it I don't seeany reason why Nigeria cannot do it.'' The chairman said the forum would approach the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with the suggestion, which he said would ensure that the peoples' vote count. On national politics, Useniaccused the Federal Government of adopting a divide-and-rule tactics to polarise the North ahead of the 2015 election. ``I am very sad that the presidency have started divide and rule on the north. Recently we noticed with dismay that some members of this organisation have gone tothe president and assuredhim that he must contest for election in 2015.http://leadership.ng/news/200613/acf-wants-inec-hold-2015-elections-one-day
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