President Bola Tinubu has appealed to all candidates participating in the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States, as well as the electorate to ensure free and fair elections.
The President made the appeal on Thursday in Abuja, during the presentation of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) flags to the standard-bearers in the upcoming elections.
According to a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu presented the party flags to Timipre Sylva for Bayelsa State; Governor Hope Uzodimma, of Imo State, who is seeking a second-term in office; and Ahmed Ododo, for Kogi State. Tinubu declared, All I am pleading for is for free and fair elections. I believe we will do well.
The President expressed optimism about the ruling partys chances of victory in the off-season elections, noting the hard work and records of the candidates, as well as the collective efforts of party officials, members of the APC National Working Committee, and the APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
He said the collective efforts of the Party men were factors inspiring his optimism in the forthcoming elections.
Meanwhile, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said electoral violence would not be condoned in the November 11 governorship polls. He said the military would enforce the presidential directives ordering it to deal decisively with the perpetrators of electoral violence.
