Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has urged All Progressives Congress (APC) members to participate actively in the activities organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the June 21 governorship election.
He spoke at the weekend in Iyin-Ekiti at a meeting of APC leaders hosted by former Governor Niyi Adebayo.
Fayemi said members must monitor the electoral process to ensure that it conforms to the provisions of the electoral act and leads to a credible election.
Urging members to be prepared for the task ahead, he explained that the APC membership registration, which begins in Ekiti tomorrow, would be followed by the INEC stakeholders’ forum, manual registration of voters, confirmation of names and distribution of permanent voter cards.
Fayemi said the APC membership registration was aimed at authenticating members and will be done at polling units across the state.
He said: “We have to be prepared for the task ahead of us. The registration process starts on February 5, which is aimed at authenticating members of the party. The INEC process will follow while the INEC stakeholders’ forum comes up on February 12. That will include manual voters’ registration, confirmation of names, distribution of permanent voter cards, validation and continuous registration of new voters until campaigns formally begin on March 23. I urge members to be alert and be part of the process. We must monitor it well and do everything within the constitution and electoral act to promote a credible, fair and free process.”
The governor urged aspirants for various political offices in 2015 to work for the party’s success in the governorship poll, adding that victory in the June 21 poll will motivate members to work harder in 2015.
Adebayo, who is the APC Interim National Vice-Chairman, Southwest, urged members to troop out for the registration; adding that it was one of the ways to work towards the APC’s victory in the forthcoming election.
He backed Fayemi’s candidacy, saying Ekiti would witness more transformation, if Fayemi is re-elected.
Director-General of the Fayemi Campaign Organisation Mr. Bimbo Daramola, who is a member of the House of Representatives, described the belief that no governor can be re-elected in the state as myth, saying Fayemi’s achievements are evident and speak for him.
Daramola said aside Adebayo, Fayemi is the only governor who has finished his four-year term, adding: “So there is no jinx around re-election since his predecessors never completed their terms, let alone seek re-election.”
Source: The Nation
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