Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
As the Edo State governorship election draws closer, the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room in partnership with the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), has called on the people of the state not to see the election as a do-or-die affairs.
The group in a one day sensitization rally to sensitize the people of the state ahead of the poll with the “Theme Vote Don’t Fight, There’s Life After Election”, said the youths should come out enmass to cast their vote for the candidate of their choice without blood shed.
The group also advised the youths not to allow themselves to be used before, during and after the election perpetrate violence.
The group which took its rally through major streets in Benin City before stopping over at the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State council, maintained that the state belong to everyone of them and that the s after speakers who spoke at the rally said they’re calling on Edo people to come out and vote the candidate of their choice.
They also called on the INEC and the security agencies to ensure a free, fair, credible, and peaceful election in the state.
According to the group, they believe Edo people can cast their votes for the candidate of their choice without blood shed, without shooting a gun, without anybody losing his or her life and also to brief the NUJ about their mission which is to preach a credible and peaceful election in Edo state.
Receiving the group, chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Edo State council, Comrade Festus Alenkhe, appealed to the major stakeholders to allow a peaceful election in the state.
Speaking further comrade Alenkhe said he hopes to see an election where nobody will be shot, where people will vote peacefully the results will be counted peacefully and the winner will also be declared peacefully.