Your Votes Count, Don't Sell It, Edo CSOs Tell Electorates

As part of effort to dissuade electorates from selling their votes in the forthcoming general elections, Edo Civil Society Organizations (EDOCSO), a network of civil society groups in the state Today embarked on a sensitization walk through major streets in Benin city.

The sensitization walk which was tagged: "#Let's Cook Mega Rally Against The Selling of Votes", also took the group to some markets in the Benin metropolis.

Speaking during a stopover, Edo CSOs Coordinator General, Leftist Omobude Agho urged citizens not to sell their votes, adding it is a right as well as power to demand accountability from those they have elected to represent their interest.

Leftist Agho who led other members of the group on the walk reminded the electorates of the consequences of selling their votes, that every votes count hence politicians would not request for it in exchange for cash.

Agho, while sensitizing the people on the need to avoid being use by politicians to scuttle the elections, enjoined them to come out enmass to vote candidates of their choice.

Meanwhile, the group has disclosed plans to set up a situation room to monitor the elections across the 18 local government areas of the state.


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