A group, Youth Initiative for Empowerment and Transparency in Leadership, has endorsed Comrade Adams Oshiomhole for re-election as Governor of Edo State.
In a communiqué issued at the official unveiling of the group in Abuja, Chairman of the group, Ambassador Fanny Amun (MON), said following its fact-finding mission to Edo State and coupled with the performance of the candidates at the live debate aired on television among the candidates, Yiet-Nigeria resolved to endorse the candidature of the Comrade Governor and his Deputy, Dr. Pius Odubu, “as the most preferred candidates for the governorship elections come July 14.”
The group appealed to candidates in the election to ensure strict compliance with the electoral laws in the interest of peace, before, during and after the election.
It expressed confidence that the Independent National Electoral Commission led by Prof Attahiru Jega will deliver an election that will be fair and transparent by giving hope to the electorate.
Also, the group urged the youth to be law-abiding and avoid “being misled by the greed of those that are of high value for short cut to attaining political desire.”
It urged the security agencies to ensure peace and order through the electoral process and assure all Nigerians of their neutrality in the election.
In a related development, a former Commander of the Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, Major-General Charles Omoregie (rtd), has warned against electoral fraud and violence in the July 14 election.
Omoregie, who is now Chairman, Edo State Neighbourhood Watch Committee, in a statement on Wednesday, said: “For the avoidance of doubt, anyone caught perpetuating violence during and after the election will be made to full the full wrath of the law.”