The leadership of a foremost socio-cultural organisation, Life In Imo Group (LIIG), have cautioned the major political parties in the state to desist from any plan to use violence or monetary inducement to win the forthcoming gubernatorial election.
In a statement by the group signed by the Chairman /Convener, Prince Maduba Chukwudi Francis (OluImo) enjoined all the political actors to imbibe the spirit of sportsmanship and avoid any act that capable of leading to lawlessness, even as he added that any political contest, there must be losers and a winners.
OluImo stressed that Imo citizens will go to the polls on Saturday November 11 to elect a new Governor and the major political parties should think on how to convince the electorates through the enunciation of their plans and ideas on how to develop the state.
“The political party leaders and major foot soldiers of the three major parties ” should be put “under surveillance throughout the duration of the build up , to the election day proper , to checkmate the deployment of arms and ammunition and thugs before , during and after the elections, the group charged security and INEC.
“Also let me remind our political actors particularly the officer-seekers and their supporters , that democracy is a game played through laid down principles.
“The ultimate priorities of political office holders is how maximally the lives of the electorate are improved, secured and empowered, not destroyed. We, therefore,want the police and INEC officials to remain neutral on discharging their duties .
We have resolved to address the world on our plans to monitor the election from polling unit to polling unit , and has strategized to deployed journalists across the centres to ensure that every evidence of malpractices are been made open before the law.
Meanwhile, some leaders of the group who added their voices collectively are: ‘Hon.Deacon Dan Opara (Danjay), Princemolla Douglas Umunnakwe, and Princess Stevenie Michaels, amongst other executive members of LIIG promised to ensure free,fair and most transparent Imo guber polls,come November 11th 2023 exercise in the state in their respective political will.
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