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\nHe said: \u201cThe idea of trying to disrupt the exercise in the South-South should be discouraged because the area is critical to the development of the country.<\/p>\n
Mr Peter Obi, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Feb. 23 election, has called for peaceful and credible polls on March 9.<\/p>\n
Obi made the call in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Onitsha, saying that free and fair elections were required to strengthen the nation\u2019s democracy.<\/p>\n
He urged the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government not to allow the alleged electoral malpractices witnessed during the Feb. 23 elections reflect in Saturday\u2019s exercise, NAN reports<\/p>\n
\nHe said: \u201cThe idea of trying to disrupt the exercise in the South-South should be discouraged because the area is critical to the development of the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce election is peaceful and without rigging, there won\u2019t be any violence.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we have heard people say they will capture Akwa Ibom and Delta states, where we have two of the best crop of governors in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe South-South governors are already doing well and should be encouraged. If you go to Rivers, Delta and Akwa Ibom states, you will see visible and clear performance by their governors.\u201d<\/p>\n
Obi urged the people of the South-East to remain peaceful during the polls.<\/p>\n
The former governor of Anambra further spoke on the need for a robust and dynamic legislature at the state and national level.<\/p>\n
He said that such dynamism was important for the executive to function effectively.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if you have a majority of the legislators from other political parties, you can still deliver on your electoral promise as a governor.<\/p>\n
\u201cI once governed Anambra with diverse legislators and I did not have problems but rather achieved my set goals.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople should be free to choose whoever they want to serve them,\u201d Obi said.<\/p>\n
He appealed to security agencies to be fair and impartial to everybody in the discharge of their duties during the polls.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cThey must know that their children live in the society and that if they leave it to be abused, it will take revenge on them.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe society we abuse today will take revenge on our children tomorrow.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is why it is important for the sake of the country and posterity that what happened in the last election should not be allowed in Saturday\u2019s exercise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mr Peter Obi, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Feb. 23 election, has called for peaceful and credible polls on March 9. Obi made the call in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Onitsha, saying that free and fair elections were required to strengthen the nation\u2019s democracy. He […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":5970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,16],"tags":[38,209,222],"class_list":["post-6092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-parties","tag-election","tag-governor","tag-peter-obi"],"yoast_head":"\n