[Mhiz Rebecca]

The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has said that the
Federal Government believes in the principle of free
elections as a factor that will lead to the stability of
Nigeria.
He made the disclosure yesterday during a visit by a
delegation of ECOWAS Network of Electoral
Commission led by its chairman, Professor Mahmud
Yakubu at the State House in Abuja.
Osinbajo called for the entrenchment of free and fair
elections in Nigeria, stressing that the right to freely
elect leaders should not be only by word of mouth but
should be adhered to in practice.
He said: “We believe in the fundamental principles of
free elections and we believe that the only way to
ensure stability in the society is to ensure that people
have the right to elect their leaderships, but not just a
right on paper but a right in practice and the only way
by which that right can be manifested in practice is by
free and fair elections.”
On his part, Professor Yakubu, who is also the
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) emphasised the importance of a
good voter register, which he described as crucial to
achieving credible elections.