Kogi State Government has restricted vehicular movement between the hours of 7am to 4pm on Saturday 19th October, 2024.
In a decision signed by Hon Kingsley Fanwo, Commissioner of Information and Communications, said the decision is to ensure a hitch-free Council Poll in the State and to guarantee the security of voters and citizens across the 21 Local Government Areas of the State.
He disclosed that the State Government has directed security agencies to enforce the order in the interest of the people and to ensure that offenders are punished.
He also said the State Government urges citizens to come out massively to participate in the Local Government election to elect their representatives at the Local Government Areas and assured prospective voters of adequate security as they exercise their franchise on Saturday.
He expressed confidence in the capacity of the Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission to organise a free, fair and credible Council Poll across the state.
He urged citizens to be peaceful and to make their choices known through the ballot.
“It is pertinent to call on our citizens to make democracy a free will of the people and the power of the ballot over the bullets. The State Government will do everything within the precinct of the law to maintain law and order.”
