‘Ensure All Eligible Voters Are Registered’

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been advised to ensure it creates an enabling environment that  would guarantee  that those who have attained the age of 18 years  and above are registered  during the on-going voters registration exercise across the state.
The Onuowu I of Igbo Kingdom in  Etche Local Government Area of  the State, Chief Kemakolom Nwanuo made this appeal while speaking with journalists at his palace  Otube community, Igbo Etche over the weekend.
Chief in Nwanuo who is also the Prime minister of Otube community urged the commission to  ensure that the exercise was hitch-free to ensure that eligible voters in Igbo Kingdom  and across the local government area are  registered during the exercise.
According to him, if the commission conducts a smooth exercise, it will record a positive result.
The Otube community leader used the opportunity to call on both indigenes and non-indigenes residing in the area who are 18 years and above and have not  obtained their  voters card to ensure they are registered.
He averred that the voters card would be their power to choose those who will govern them, adding that  without  the card, they will not participate effectively in deciding who would be their future  leaders.
He called on INEC to ensure that the people accessed the registration centres as well as ensure that the exercise is  decentralised.
The Onuowu advised the people of Igbo Kingdom to continue to remain peaceful, and maintain their hospitable posture they were noted for   period and  promised to  continue to promote  peace in the area.