Osun Election: Act now, don’t wait until after the damage – Accord tells EU
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — Accord Party has appealed to the European Union, EU, to urgently deploy preventive diplomacy to ease mounting political tension in Osun State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, warning that international action after violence or electoral damage would come too late.
The party said its appeal was ultimately about ensuring that the people of Osun State, rather than fear, intimidation or institutional pressure, determine their political future through a peaceful, transparent and credible electoral process.
With the August 15 poll only days away, the party said the growing reports of violence, intimidation, arrests and alleged partisan use of state institutions were creating an atmosphere in which political parties and voters could lose confidence in the electoral process.
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