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Speaker 1: Civil society organizations in ads states during an interactive sessions

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with the candidates of these Saturday, a Door State governorship

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election organized by African Network for Environment and Economic Justice

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URGE has called on the people of adost to ensure

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that the Google poll is peaceful because, according to the

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civil society organizations, there is life after vote. ANERGE, before

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the interactive session organized a campaign against election violence and

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intermidation of voters across the three geopolitical zones of a

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Door South in Benin City, A Dose Central in Uromi

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and Ador North in Alta. Of the state, participants during

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the rally code the same holding various placards with the

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inscriptions vote not Fight, there is Life after Vote, among others.

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A new statement by ANERGE indicated that the rally was

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organized by the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room in collaboration

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with UNAGE, successfully organized a civic education and peace is

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rarely ahead of the upcoming Elow State governorship election. The rally,

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which saw the participation of stackholders including security operatives, police, NSC, DC, FRSC,

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the National Orientation Agency and community members and at resent

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awareness on the importance of peaceful conduct during the election

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and the crucial role of key stackholders in ensuring a

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free and fir electoral process. The events commenced with a

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visit to the traditional monarch, the Ordinary of Bromi Kingdom,

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where the executive director of romy JEDDPCI, Very Reverend Father

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Doctor Fidelis arid Or, delivered a keynote’s address to the

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chiefs urged them to utilize their influence in mobilizing community

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members for a peaceful and violence free election. He emphasized

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the significance of community vigilance and in turn encouraged community

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members to promptly report any suspicious activities to the police

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or the parlors. The Peace Running mobilized communities in Ess

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and Northeast local government area for the adosted governorship election,

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fostering a united commitment to a holding peaceful and for

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electoral practices. With strong support from security agencies, local leaders

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and community members, the event served as a crucial platform

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for advocating for a violence free election. An age stated

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at the interactive session. The governorship candidate of the All

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Progressive Congress APC Senate among open volu represented by Honorable

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Washington OSFU, focused on fiscal discipline, proposing targeted investments to

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increase a state’s internally generated revenue IGR. We can boast

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our IGR with fiscal discipline and by directed investments to

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the right sectors. He also committed to holding bi annual

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interactive sessions with the public to ensure citizens’ voices are heard.

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The APC candidate stated goodwin. Messages by the Ado State

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Chairman Nigeria Union of Journalists, Conrad Firstos Alan Kay, President

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Conference of Non Governmental Organizations CONGOS, Conrad Bartolonio Ocado encouraged

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the candidates to show violence head speech against one another

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and work with their supporters to ensure a peaceful electoral

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process in Adol State. The interactive session started with opening

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remarks by the special Guests, Archbishop Augustin Ubiura Akabezi, represented

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by Reverend Father benedict On Gougubini. The interactive session with

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Ador State governorship election candidates was moderated by an AGE

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Executive Director, Reverend David Ugulo, President at the interactive dialogue

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included the governorship candidate of a Court Party, Doctor Bright

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and Abulele, candidate of the New Nigerian People’s Party NPP,

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doctor Azemia Aslam, candidates of the African Action Congress, Odor

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Obreford and the representative of the All Progressive Congress APC,

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Honorable Barrista Washington LSA os FO. The civil society interactive

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session with political parties and candidates was organized by African

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Network for Environment and Economic Justice and AGE would support

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from the Role of Law and Anti Corruption ROLOCK program.

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The Archbishop of the Catholic art Diocese of Vene, his lordship,

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Archbishop Augustin Obiura Arkivese, urned the candidates of all the

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participating political parties to reject interimidation and any harassment from

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any quarters in the election and seek peace. Archbishop arkubz

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admonished that the dialogue should be used to discuss the

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future of adostates and strategies for fostering an environment of transparency,

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collaboration and mutual respect. We gather not only to this cause.

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The future of a dose tent both to foster an

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environment of transparency, collaboration and mutual respect. This dialogue represents

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a vital opportunity for our candidates to share their visions

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and for the community to engage in meaningful discussions, while

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urging the candidates and the political parties to seek peace

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ahead the election. A Kubeze noted that peace is not

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just the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice,

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understanding and goodwill. He said, as we engage in these

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important conversations, the Catholic Church also calls for peace as

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we approach to elections. We emphasize that peace is not

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merely the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice,

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understanding and goodwill. It is our collective responsibility to ensure

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that this electoral process is marked by civility and respect.

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Let us remember that every setisant voice counts, and we

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must create a safe space for everyone to express their views.

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We encourage all candidates and support us to engage in

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peaceful dialogue and to reject any form of violence or intimidation. Together,

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let us commit to a peaceful election period, one that

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reflects our short values and strengthens the fabric of our community.

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Let us embark on this important Johnny together, united in

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our commitment to peace and democracy. Welcoming participants. Earlier, the

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executive director of A and EEJ, Reverend David Googolo, pointed

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out that the dialogue is meant for civil society actors

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to interact with the governorship candidates and also give the

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candidates the opportunity to sell their manifestos to members of

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civil societies as they are also voters. Googlear sent similar

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events was held with the contestants in the twenty twenty

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governorship election, expressing dismay over some violent incidents that have

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trailed the current electioneering campaign and called for caution among

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the political gladiators. While setting the rules for the interaction,

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google A arged members of civil societies to ask only questions,

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to have evidence about and avoid issues bordering on hearsay

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and shown fall language. The chairman of Ados State Council

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of the Nigeria Union of Journalists and Luja, Congrad Frostos

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alk or politicians, political parties and their candidates to play

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by the rules of the game, adding that there’s no

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need to kill ourselves because of election. Allenk pointed out

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that whichever when the election goes, its news for the media,

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stressen that among violence and other negative behaviors on election,

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they are news for the media. The chairman of the

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Conference of Non Governmental Organizations CONGOS, Congrad Bartolonio Ocado, appeal

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to politicians to play down on the things that will

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lead to violence, regretting that some of their activities and

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ulterances have led to violence. While appealing to whoever wins

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the election to carry the civil society community along in

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the governance process as to have a lot to contribute

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to the improvement of good governance. OCALDO urged the candidates

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to meet their campaign’s issues based The political parties and

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their representatives were drilled on how they will handle education, health, environment,

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infrastructural facilities, sustendance of prompt payment of salaries and pensions,

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the independence of the adored State, Independent Electoral Commission SAH,

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rule of law, separation of power, gender and social inclusion,

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war against corruption and other issues relevant to the improvement

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of good governance. The candidate of the NNPP, doctor as

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has allowed Loo, spoke on his plan for teachers in

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the state if elected, said there will be training and

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retraining of teachers. He said if voted as the governor

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of a door state, he would create a viable platform

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for teachers to brandstorm with the modern technology. Asena also

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talks about how he will employ more doctors and create

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a good environment and modern equipment for them to carry

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out their work. Doctor Azeb said to tackle on employment

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is for him to focus on production He said there

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is no need to taxing the poor and leave the rich,

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saying that the gap between the rich and the poor

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is very wide. For the Occult Party AP candidate bright

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Enable Lay said if his party is voted into power

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in the state, they will give a Door people favorable

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tax relief. He said corruption and poverty is what is

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affecting the people of the state. En Abulelay opened that

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he is going to focus on social issue that would

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make life meaningful for ador people, adding that the good

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people of a Door state have never enjoyed good by governance.

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According to AAC candidate Ordo or Brefort, the best way

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to promote business in the state is to encourage the

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small and medium scale industries by assisting them with funds

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and tax revet and by soloing that will not only

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grow to become employers of level but also increase cash

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flow into the state. This will go a long way

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to grow the local economy that will reduce tension and unrest,

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as well as solving the problem of insecurity within the

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locality and the states in general, because many hands are

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now engaged in employment. According to independent newspapers, one Lady

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