Rivers REC Bags Pan-African Leadership Award

The African Students Union Parliament (ASUP), has given a Servant Leadership Award to the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC)of Rivers State, Dame Gesila Khan.
Presenting the award to the REC in her office, on Thursday, the Speaker of ASUP, Rt. Hon. Coulibaly Ahmed, said it was in recognition of her “commitment to serve the Independent  common good in accordance with the Pan-Africanism ideology”.
He explained that the award was in appreciation of the National Electoral Commission (INEC) under the leadership of Dame Khan in ensuring free and fair elections in the State at the 2015 polls.
“Dame Gesila Khan and her team in Rivers INEC constitute a body that is committed to nation-building by ensuring free and fair elections, and democratic awareness, thereby contributing immensely to Pan-Africanism”, he said.
While acknowledging the honour bestowed on her, the REC expressed delight over the recognition from the Pan-African organisation, saying whatever assignments carried out at the 2015 polls by the State INEC under her leadership were done in the interest of the electorate.
According to her,”from the time I assumed duty as REC in Rivers State, during the distribution of Permanent Voters’ Card (PVC), to the other activities, such as preparations for the general elections, the conduct of March 28 and April 11, 2015 elections, and the re-run elections of April 18, 2015, all the critical stakeholders were carried along”.