Nigeria’s integrity hinges on credible 2019 — Okowa

The Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has said Nigeria’s integrity before the international community hinges on free, fair and credible 2019 general elections.

The governor believes only positively acclaimed and generally accepted polls will boost respect for Nigeria among the comity of nations and attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

Receiving the recently inaugurated executive committee of the Delta State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) led by Apostle Sylvanus Okorote on a courtesy visit at the Government House, Asaba, yesterday, Gov. Okowa called for prayers ahead of 2019.

“The church should pray for our country Nigeria and the state. The church should make its position known that we can have free and fair elections in Nigeria because if we have credible elections, the comity of nations will have respect for us and there will be DFI and the resource base of the country will develop.

“We need to do a lot more to ensure that our elections are free, fair and credible. I hope that INEC and security agencies will play their part. But it falls on every Nigerian to ensure that we have free and fair elections and stand up and speak the truth. 2019 elections is a critical moment in the history of this country,” Okowa said.

Earlier, Apostle Okorete thanked the governor for the development strides across the state, stating that the visit was to introduce the new Delta State CAN executives to the governor.