FG Solicits Support For INEC On Credible 2015 Polls

The Federal Government on Tuesday solicited cooperation from all
stakeholders ahead of the 2015 general elections.
The Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Alhaji
Ahmed Gulak, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
Gulak said the support was necessary to sustain and improve on the
conduct of elections.
According to him, democracyand good governance are very useful ideas
that will aid the development of all people and nations.
He assured of government readiness to continue encouraging INEC to
conducttransparent and credible elections in the country.
The aide also enjoined the electoral commission to intensify efforts
towards achieving an acceptable pollin 2015.
Gulak, however, acknowledged INEC's six-year strategic plan toward a
successful general election in 2015 and beyond.
"The plan will guide and assist the electoral body to achieve its
mandate effectively and successfully,"he said.
Gulak promised that the Federal Government would make every effort to
achievean all-inclusive democratic system.
"Democracy entails respect for human rights, the rule of law and due
process, free and fair elections, freedom of association, transparency
and accountability.
"It involves respect for separation of powers and constitution of
subordination of all state institutions to legally constituted civil
authority," he said.
The adviser renewed government resolve to entrench a transparent
process of electing those who govern the citizens.
Gulak charged that "all hands must to be on deck to ensure that
generations yet unborn inherit a better and greater country".
He also urged political parties to embark on enlightenment
programmesto complement the efforts of the government, pointingout
that that would make credible elections in 2015 realizable. (NAN)