By Abuchi Onwumelu
The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship Most Rev. Dr. Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor has set to lead the enlightenment campaign for the forthcoming permanent voter’s card registration and revalidation exercise.
In a release signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Bishop, Mr. Abuchi Onwumelu, Bishop Ezeokafor called on eligible voters in the state to troupe out and participate in the forthcoming permanent voter’s card registration and revalidation exercise.
Bishop Ezeokafor said it was important for Anambrarians to participate actively in the exercise as its outcome would determine what the state would benefit from federal government.
According to him, ‘Since the voters exercise would be used for delineation of constituencies in the state, it is important that we go all out and participate in the exercise.
‘This is the time for the people of the state to actualize their dreams of having the power to vote people of their choice. Let us ensure that all those whose names are in the voter’s register collected their permanent voters’ card while those who have attained 18years or did not register in the past do so now,’ Bishop Ezeokafor appealed.
The Bishop charged the Awka Diocesan Parish Priests, to carry out sensitization programmes in their parishes to educate the congregation on the need to turn out en masse and participate fully in the exercise.
