President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed discomfort in the way the governorship elections were held in Kogi and Bayelsa states recently.
The President, who received members of the newly elected Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) Executive Committee in his office, said that it is unfortunate that there were still reports of unhelpful electoral attitudes in the elections held in the two states.
He also regretted that the electorate in some parts of the country were deprived the use of card readers and permanent voter cards during the last general elections, despite the enthusiasm that followed their introduction into Nigeria’s electoral system.
He called on Nigerians to support all necessary measures to ensure free, fair and credible elections in the country, including the use of card readers and permanent voter cards.
He advised members of IPAC to work hard to perfect the conduct of elections in the country even as he thanked them for their strong support for his candidacy in the build-up to the 2015 presidential elections.
The newly-elected Chairman of IPAC, Malam Bashir Yusuf, who is also the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM), pledged the group’s support to President Buhari’s fight against insurgency and corruption in the country.
He also reaffirmed IPAC’s belief in the unity, progress and indivisibility of Nigeria. [myad]
