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The Coalition of Pro-Democracy Groups for A Better Nigeria, which was founded in 2009 in Festac Town, Lagos State, a coalition otherwise known as June 12 Veteran Activists, has warned against election violence and all forms of electoral malpractices in the forthcoming Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa states governorship polls.

The Coalition also congratulated all its teeming members in and outside the as well as their focused supporters for the historic success of their two-month vigil at the Unity Fountain Square, Abuja, in defence of the “mandate given to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, our longstanding Leader of Decades, Mentor of all seasons and true Ambassador, from the Civil Societies, by the electorate, which was staged as peaceful protest against the call for election cancellation and interim Government by the Opposition before May 29, 2023 Presidential inauguration.”

The National Coordinator of the Coalition of Pro-Democracy Groups for A Better Nigeria, Comrade Awa Bamiji, said in a statement he signed that “In the same spirit of Aluta, we must all make sure that our eyes are everywhere, before, during and immediately after the next Saturday’s Gubernatorial elections coming up in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa States.

“Out of these three states, we must remember that the only PDP State, which is Bayelsa, was won by Chief David Lyon of the APC during the last Gubernatorial election in the State but the Supreme Court ruled otherwise, giving the victory to the sitting Governor, Duoye Diri, of the PDP, barely 24 hours to inauguration based on discrenpancy in his names written on the crecedentials by the APC Gubernatorial running mate, Senator Biobarakuma Degi – Eremienyo, who was then representing Bayelsa East in the Senate before his historic nomination.

“The interpretation of this is that, the State still belongs to the APC considering the strength of the electorate, the ultimate Deciders of where the free and fair election result swings.

“While we call on the electorate to go out enmass and cast their votes without fair and favour, we advise the political thugs, hoodlums, election riggers, unknown gunmen and bad eggs among the INEC and Security Agencies to steer clear of these 3 States during the election because there would be any hidden place for them. we, the June 12 Activists, are master of the games when it comes to policing elections in Nigeria for 3 decades running.

“The usual gimmick, lies and propaganda of the Opposition and all enemies of democracy have continued to fail them day by day. “A word is enough for the wise”, the statement concluded.