Osinbajo Reveals What FG Thinks Will Ensure Nigeria's Stability (Details)

Osinbajo Reveals What FG Thinks Will Ensure Nigeria's Stability (Details)

The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has said
that the Federal Government believes in the
principle of free elections as a factor that will
lead to the stability of Nigeria.

He made the disclosure yesterday during a
visit by a delegation of ECOWAS Network of
Electoral Commission led by its chairman,
Professor Mahmud Yakubu at the State House
in Abuja.

Osinbajo called for the entrenchment of free
and fair elections in Nigeria, stressing that the
right to freely elect leaders should not be only
by word of mouth but should be adhered to in
practice.

He said: "We believe in the fundamental
principles of free elections and we believe
that the only way to ensure stability in the
society is to ensure that people have the right
to elect their leaderships, but not just a right
on paper but a right in practice and the only
way by which that right can be manifested in
practice is by free and fair elections."

On his part, Professor Yakubu, who is also the
Chairman of the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) emphasised the
importance of a good voter register, which he
described as crucial to achieving credible
elections.

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