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We can’t afford to fail – Atiku
Newsdiaryonline Friday April 8,2011
As Nigerians go to the poll this Saturday to elect National
Assembly members after a previous fiasco, former Vice President
Atiku Abubakar has
advised the
Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) to plug all the loopholes that
led to the costly failure of last week’s election.
In a statement issued yesteday by his media office in Abuja, the
former Vice President said considering the enthusiasm that
greeted Jega’s appointment as INEC Chairman, the electoral body
carries a heavy burden of meeting the expectations of Nigerians
and the international community.
Atiku said that goodwill is a major factor for the success of
any organization and that the repeat outcome of the National
Assembly election this Saturday would determine whether such
goodwill remains or evaporates.
The former Vice President noted that INEC must go the extra mile
to ensure that this repeat election is hitch-free.
“The outcome of this election (National Assembly) would go a
long way in determining the successes of the next stages and the
attitude of Nigerians to the ability of INEC to conduct free and
fair election,” Atiku said.
The former Vice President also urged eligible Nigerians not to
allow last week’s temporary set-back to dampen their enthusiasm
to come out once again to vote leaders of their choice.
He noted that democracy affords the people the opportunity for
peaceful change and therefore advised Nigerians not to miss this
opportunity.
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