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Ahead of this Saturday Local Government election, Kogi State Government has restricted vehicular movement between the hours of 7am to 4pm on 19th October, 2023.<\/p>\n
The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Friday.<\/p>\n
Fanwo noted that the decision is to ensure a hitch-free council poll in the State and to guarantee the security of voters and citizens across the 21 Local Government Areas of the State.<\/p>\n
The statement reads, \u201cThe State Government has directed security agencies to enforce the order in the interest of the people and to ensure that offenders are punished.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe State Government also calls on citizens to come out massively to participate in the Local Government election to elect their representatives at the Local Government Areas. We assure prospective voters of adequate security as they exercise their franchise on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also wish to express confidence in the capacity of the Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission to organise a free, fair and credible council poll across the state. We urge citizens to be peaceful and to make their choices known through the ballot.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is pertinent to call on our citizens to make democracy a free will of the people and the power of the ballot over the bullets. The State Government will do everything within the precinct of the law to maintain law and order\u201d.<\/p>\n
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