Ahead of today’s governorship election in Ondo State, the European Union Monitoring Team has urged politicians and stakeholders in the state to embrace peace.
Head, EU Monitoring Observers and Political Counsel, British High Commission, Mr. Ben Jones, made the appeal during an interaction with the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate, Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), in Akure, the state capital on Friday.
Jones said the team of observers from countries drawn from across Europe was in the state to meet with stakeholders involved in the election and monitor the election process.
He stressed the need for politicians to play the game by the rules to consolidate on the nation’s democratic process.
Jones said, “We are here to consult with stakeholders, preach peace as violence does nobody any good. We are also impressed with your disposition to politics.”
Earlier, Jegede told the EU observers that INEC was not being fair to him by not postponing the election, knowing that his name was reinstated in the candidates’ list only 24 hours to the close of electioneering.
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