APC Reveals Why There Was Massive Turnout For Election

Following the massive turn out of voters in Saturday’s presidential election, a scribe of the major opposition party, the All Progressive Congress (APC) has come out to reveal to Nigerians what it truly signified. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Damaturu, Yobe State, the APC’s National Secretary, Mai-Mala Buni revealed that the mass turnout of voters in Presidential and National Assembly elections is a reflection of Nigerians’ faith in democratic governance. Buni urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to respect the people’s choice. “The unprecedented turnout of electorate, their peaceful conduct, patience and cooperation for successful conduct of this election should be respected with declaration of winners without bias. In spite of the security challenges in some areas and threats and the hitches associated with the card readers, people remained resolute and committed to ensuring that they participated in the exercise,” he said. The APC scribe called on electorate to remain peaceful, law abiding and cooperate with INEC in the remaining exercises to ensure its success. He also advised security agencies to remain neutral and objective in the discharge of their duties throughout the electioneering period. “The loyalty of security agencies is to the country and not to any political party or candidate; they must resist any attempt by anybody to drag them into politics and avoid any act that will portray them as being partisan,” he said. The national secretary also urged the electoral commission to improve on its performance in order to reduce challenges posed by the use of card readers during Saturday’s poll to ensure credible and acceptable election in the country. Election observers on Saturday acknowledged the fact that there was a huge turnout of voters in most part of the country, and that the poll was very peaceful. It was also confirmed by the international observers that electorates were very calm and patient even when the card readers were malfunctioning and not being able to accredit so many potential voters during the voting exercise. In states like Katsina, Kaduna and Adamawa, there was a huge turn from even the elderly people who stormed the various polling units with the assistance of their wards and grandchildren to cast their votes for the candidate of their choice. - See more at: http://www.jazzyfans.net/apc-reveals-why-there-was-massive-turnout-for-election/#sthash.J44BqtMF.dpuf