By Efosa Hutson/Goodluck Ikiebe in Abuja.
The Polling Unit Ambassadors of Nigeria (PUAN), in a quest to create a balance in Nigeria’s electoral system, has organized a conference towards changing the narrative in the electoral process.
The conference is also aimed at creating pathway in educating the populace, those who are eligible to vote, on how they can effectively exercise their franchise and make it count.
The Ambassador General of Polling Units Ambassador of Nigeria, PUAN, Capt. Suleiman Dabas, disclosed to newsmen in Abuja that the Nigerian electoral system needed to change the narrative, stating that there was a need to do things the right way
This he hoped could bring the Nigeria Democratic system to its right path, adding achieving the lofty idea remsined one of the organization’s main objective.
According to him, the organisation was also established to ensure that every electorate becomes the ultimate decider of every democratic election in the country.
Dabas said: “For us to succeed in this, we need to educate the electorate at the polling unit and community, telling them how to vote and vote the right way, what we are doing here today, is called PUAN annual leadership event.
“As leadership is very key to what ever we do, so we are bringing people together so that they can learn for this leadership style we are coming out with.
The Captain also disclosed that the Nigerian electoral situation right now, needed people who coulf show commitment and be passionate in what they were doing, “because they believe that Nigeria can actually change”.
He noted that the programme, played host to foreign observers from the European Union, US, UK, the Canadian embassy and the INEC Chairman.
While linking the event to the Anambra state governorship polls, Dabas said Ambassadors would be sent to Anambra for election observation.
“Observation is one of the keys thing that PUAN started with in 2018, to ensure that every election done in every polling unit community, should be transmitted electronically.
“If we want to curtail the system of rigging and electoral malpractice, then we must come to transmitting our result and electoral process from the polling unit community directly, electronically, to a sever which is of course, what PUAN is doing.
“Even this election, we are going to Anambra state, we have mobilized our Ambassadors in all the 36 six states of the federation,including the FCT, to be in Anambra state, so two Ambassadors are sent from each state to Anambra to monitor the election”
“INEC has accredited 100 Ambassadors of PUAN and we have 50 in Anambra state and we have 5 Ambassadors in every polling unit and we will be capturing and transmitting our results directly from the polling unit so the election result can’t be manipulated because we will capture the real thing, our polling unit Ambassadors are not going to another polling unit to vote they are residence of the polling unit so they do everything at that polling unit with the collaboration of other non indigenous Ambassadors from other states”, he said.
Dabas, who also noted that PUAN, which is an accredited organization, has maintained a very good relationship with INEC, Security agencies and other foreign body, admonished the Ambassadors to be vigilant while discharging their duties.
He also advised the good people of Anambra state to come out enmasse and cast their votes for the candidates of their choice, adding that in doing so, they should be law abiding for a smooth electoral process to take place in the state.
The Reporters reports that Anambra Governorship is slated for November 6.
