The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger state, Isah Liman-Kantigi, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to customise its ballot boxes for easy identification.
Liman-Kantigi made the call after casting his vote at his 005 Kantigi polling unit in the Edati Local Government Area of the state on Saturday.
“The process is nice but I am not happy about INEC having the same design for the ballot boxes.
“By now the country should have designed ballot boxes for various elections so that you don’t confuse the electorate.
“It is disappointing to have one type of ballot box marked with paper to differentiate the political positions,” he said.
Liman-Kantigi advised INEC to adhere strictly to the electronic transmission of election results from the polling units to the commission’s server in order to enhance the credibility of the process.
He urged the electorate to shun malpractices such as ballot box snatching and other forms of election rigging which could derail democracy.
“Fighting to support a candidate of your choice is undemocratic and barbaric.
“Our democratic process cannot grow with this kind of attitude,” he said.
The PDP candidate commended the massive voter turnout in the area and thanked the people for coming out to vote.
“This is my village, you can see that the turnout is fantastic and orderly,” he said.
