REPORT ON THE PLATEAU PEACE ARCHITECTURE DIALOGUE MEETING ON REVIEW OF THE GENERAL ELECTION.

DATE: 26^TH march 2015

VENUE: At cabinet office J.D Gomwak Secretariat

TIME: 9:05AM

COMMENCEMENT: The meeting started with the registration of participant.

OPENING PRAYER: Second stanza of the Nigeria national anthem. And introduction of participant.

WELCOMING SPEECH: Welcoming speech was by Hajiya Lantana Abdullah which she started by...

welcoming the people, talk about how the present president congratulate the coming president even before the result and most importantly said that the  INEC, must be congratulated by conducting the election free and fair (peaceful).

OPENING REMARK: By the representative of Nigeria stability and reconciliation programmed (NSRP)

PRESENTATIONS

Presentation on review, of the 2015 general election was given by Godwin Okoko

 (Chairman of plateau peace practitioner network, PPPN). He started by saying that, the election has given us the opportunity to make a choose and gives yet possible result. This is the very first time in Nigeria the vote are casted in election without religion differences. But there were some reported issues of killing in some areas which the participants are not yet found till date.  He said that, many citizen were disfranchise because of lack of voters card (PVC) he also said that, he was in some areas where religious and traditional leaders were campaigning for a particular party.

CHALLENGES

He also talks on the challenges face during the election which he said are:

·         The propounding of the election from it actual date to another.

·         Insufficient election materials in some areas (pulling unit).

·         Inability of some staff to use or operate the machines.

·         Under age voting in some pulling unit.

·         Delay of election and bailout box in some areas like Wassa which some people vote till night.

SUCCESS

 The success of the election he said was that:

·         The media play their role effectively.

·         The card readers were effective in Governotoral election than the presidential election.

·         The security did their best in all areas.

·         Most people were happy concerning the election and the election was free and fair (peaceful).

OTHERS OBSERVANT

·         National Human Right: said that, most people were determining to cast their vote but some areas started late and candidates were not patiently enough to wait. She also said that in Bassa, there was attack. Because there was poor turnout, the election was easy and faster. Others also observed that during the election, people conceit was bought because they were paid to vote for a particular party. Another serious problem was that most people did not get their PVC and some who have it, did not come out to vote. Hajiya from Wassa said that, the election in Wassa was delay because the machines in that pulling unit could not detect many people hands not until dettole were brought to help machines detect those hands.

SUGGESTION

·         In the next coming elections, there should be long term training to adult staff to avoid delay or other things during the election because many staff in some pulling unit because of their inability to operate the machines delay the election and was complaining the machines were faulty.  

ACHEVEMENT

·         The achievement so far in this election was the absent of conflict. And the democracy of Nigeria is growing looking at the past election.

EXPECTATIONS FORM INCOMING GOVERNMENT: By NOR (Plateau State Director Mr. D. Bulus)

  The expectations according to the director are:

·         Operation on constitution because if the government and the people will work in accordance’s to the constitution, there will not be much problem.

·          Good Governance: in the sense of being good to all people or citizens and not to a specific region but universal.

·         Responsive: Government that will be responsible for the people’s welfare, security and values. Security should be the number one thing to address and when talking of security it include the peace which will give people the freedom of movement to go about their businesses or duties.

·         Justices: The government that will be fair in distributing the resources or national cake. He said, children should also be partakers of it through organizations with the responsibility for children. And also said that for you to be justified, you must be fair that is, the twin sister for justice. And also mention equity.

·         Accountability: our Government or leaders should not always divert our resources to their personal account but know that they are accountable to the citizens.

·         Occupation: Nigeria occupation is farming the Government should help provide machines that will encourage dry season farming and also stops growing slop in the 21^st century which is as result of poor town planning.

·         Human capital development: being responsible for the welfare of the citizens, salaries, hospital, road and water. He said people should be paid their salaries and wages because is that same money they will use to help women selling in street by buying things from them.

·         Education: the most important is education. Quality education should be given to the people especially children because they need it. A woman an example and said “those children that are into insurgency is as a result of lack of education and those who gave out their vote too, is as a result of that.

·         Continuity: We need continuity in the Government in terms of carrying out their agenda.

RECAP

Recap of the action point was by the chairman through a representative on the review of general election. He talked about the following:-

·         Inadequate trained of staff.

·         Insufficient material.

·         Poor turnout output.

·         Poor distributions of voter’s card.

·         Delay of election in some pulling unit.

·         Religious and traditional leaders who buy the vote of their people.

·         Under age voting.

·         Conduct of the security and people.

EXPECTATIONS

·         Expectation of the people was basically emphasize on security and good Governance which cover much things.

·         Occupation of Nigeria and discouragement of slop.

·         Responsibility which we he said Government should be hold responsible for the people but the government too, should also hold the people responsible for their own duties.

VOTE OF THANKS

·         The vote of thanks was by the programmed managing director, search for common ground. 

CLOSING REMARK

·         The chairman of the meeting through an appointed person.

CLOSING PRAYER

·         The Nigeria national pledge.

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