The European Union has appealed Nigerians not to sell their votes but go out enmass to vote candidates of their choice during the February and March general elections.
The Governance Advisor, European Centre for Electoral Support, Dominique Weerts, made the call in Abuja during a rally to sensitise market women and general public to participation and peaceful elections.
The rally entitled: “the 2000-Strong National Women, Youth and Persons with Disability Walk for Peace and Massive Turnout ahead of 2019 General Elections’’ was held in Wuse Market, Mararaba, Karu and Gwagwalada.
The rally was organised by Preventing Election Violence and Education for Inclusion in Nigeria in collaboration with ECES, Embassy of Germany in Nigeria, INEC, Nigeria Women Trust Fund, Joint National Association of People Leaving with Disability and Market Women.
Weerts said: “We are urging everyone, all the women not only those in this market but around the country to go out enmass and vote for the coming elections this month and next month.
“We are insisting that all the people have to go out and vote because it is their right for this 2019. Election Day should be the happy day not a violence day.
“It is the right of every Nigerians to vote and they should shun all manner of violence.”
The Project Advisor of ECEC, Cathy Latiwa, said its role is to provide electoral support, prevent electoral violence and focus on electoral education for inclusion in Nigeria.
He said: “It is a project founded by Germany funded by EU and Germany and we are promoting inclusive democracy
“One of the things we are emphasising toward the 2019 election is encouraging Nigerians to come out to get their PVC and vote peacefully.”
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