PresidentMuhammadu Buhari has called for exemplary conduct of non-partisanship on thepart of election and law enforcement officials in Saturday’s governorshipelections in Bayelsa and Kogi. ThePresident, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media andPublicity, Garba Shehu in Abuja noted that on November 16, votersin the two states would be left alone to decide who takes charge of theadministration of their important states for the next four years. Heobserved that since the ban on campaigns was lifted a few weeks ago, theircitizens had been called to attend political rallies of various hues and werebombarded with political advertisements. Accordingto Buhari, the campaigns have so far recorded not a few uninspiring incidentsof violence and of intemperate use of language. He,therefore, stated that all stakeholders in the conduct of the elections mustcarry out their functions with fairness and transparency; without let orhindrance and without fear or favour.
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Bayelsa/Kogi Polls: Buhari Urges INEC, Security Officials To Be Neutral, Fair
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