Sentences with phrase «to exercise one's franchise»

Let everyone exercise their franchise in deciding who governs our dear country over the next four years.

Bada called on contestants in the Edo governorship election to promote peace, urging the electorate to also exercise their franchise without selling their conscience.

Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the General Secretary of the NDC, appealed to all those who had registered but were resident in different regions, to return and exercise their franchise on December 7.

«You have no right to complain about who is in the office if you don't actually exercise the franchise and go out and vote.»

«When the Electoral Commission took a decision that this time around they were going to allow people who will exercise their franchise as part of the special voting to also vote for parliamentary, it became an issue for a lot of the constituencies,» he said.

Also oft - repeated at Saturday's march in D.C., as well as marches in Boca Raton, Parkland and elsewhere, was the pleading for people to register to vote and exercise the franchise come Election Day.

This is to enable the teacher and students who may be electorates to exercise their franchise during the election.

With less than 24 hours for Ghanaian electorates to exercise their franchise by electing a president and parliamentarians, the Accra Regional Security Taskforce has introduced three new emergency numbers [055 -7999-911, 055 -7999-922 and 050 -7102-369] in addition to the existing ones to enable the public and the media to reach its information desk during the December 7 elections.

That is a very cheap propaganda intending to discourage people from exercising their franchise and defending their votes.

Urging Government to see itself in a position of service and abide by laid down rules to foster peace in the country, he also appealed to Ghanaians to be calm and exercise their franchise peacefully.

Prof Yakubu told Dabiri - Erewa that the Commission had long begun the process of developing guidelines, regulations and policy in anticipation of an amendment to the legal framework, to enable Nigerians in the Diaspora exercise their franchise.

«INEC can not take the right to exercise their franchise away for any reason.

While assuring residents of hitch free exercises, Thomas remarked that necessary security arrangements have been put in place to protect lives and property and to ensure that residents exercise their franchise without let or hindrance.

It's unlikely, however, that there will be major sudden changes that disadvantage seniors, because we are well - known to be a noisy group who exercise their franchise more dependably than other age groups.

Only 34 % of eligible voters exercised their franchise in the easiest, most convenient Bencher election in history; log into the website, then click on candidate names — done in 90 seconds.

«I particularly note the peaceful conduct of the electorate, who came out to exercise their franchise in favour of their preferred candidates despite the heavy rain.

The combination of online voting, which opened on Monday and runs until April 29, and this apparent increased interest in the election, will hopefully lead to a few more lawyers actually exercising their franchise.

All is set for the grassroots election in Lagos state as its residents will today go to the ballot to exercise their franchise as to who become their local government chairmen.

The IGP, John Kudalor says the Police Service is poised to provide security for Ghanaians to exercise their franchise come November 7.

This is just as the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Operations, Mr. Joshak Habila, dismissed the threat by IPOB, insisting that the voters should come out and exercise their franchise without fear.

«The other big unknown is - particularly in London - the impact of EU citizens, and whether EU citizens turn up and exercise their franchise.

Whatever problems the Negro had in the North — and he had problems — he could exercise the franchise and by the late 1950's he could use a large number of public facilities in northern cities.

Everybody — teacher and pupils are given this off - day to enable them exercise their franchise and also make our environment serene for the exercise to be carried out.»

Many Ghanaians have asked government to declare December 7 a holiday more electorates can exercise their franchise.

Only 440 out of 850 delegates were present at the time of the vote leaving 410 unable to exercise their franchise.

The Inspector General of Police, (IGP), John Kudalor who managed to put out a few words appealed to Ghanaians to uphold the law in exercising their franchise.

We must make sure Ghanaians in the various countries are offered the necessary assistance to register in our embassies and high commissions to enable them exercise their franchise.

Barring any last minute change, all Ghanaians abroad who wish to exercise their franchise in 2020 and beyond, can do so.

It's communiqué, read partly, «That the Council views with concern the unusually heavy presence of security operatives in the state in the build - up to the election, noting that such could lead to unnecessary tension and may jeopardise peaceful conduct of the poll and possibly dissuade voters from coming out to exercise their franchise.»

The Director of the Police Public Affairs, Superintendant Cephas Arthur told Citi News, «the administration will ensure all personnel are able to exercise their franchise».

«While assuring all law - abiding electorates of a secure and enabling environment to exercise their franchise, the IGP warns all security details to refrain from accompanying their principals and politicians to polling booths and collation centres during the election, as only security personnel specially assigned for election duties must be seen within and around the election designated places» the statement said.

The police also assured all law - abiding electorates of a secure and enabling environment to exercise their franchise, but warned all security details to refrain from accompanying their principals and politicians to polling booths and collation centres during the election.

One hundred and six aspirants are in the Parliamentary race and a total of 321, 845 registered NDC members are expected to queue at 740 polling stations and exercise their franchise.

The President entreated Ghanaians to conduct themselves decently in the upcoming elections and exercise their franchise in the December 7 polls, in order to choose a leader that would seek the welfare of the citizenry.

President Akufo - Addo also assured the Ghanaian community in Cote d'Ivoire of his government's commitment of engaging with the Electoral Commission to ensuring the full implementation of the Representation of the People's Amendment Law (ROPAL), to enable them exercise their franchise in local elections.

Their arrival may have just met the expectations of the electorates who have been waiting in anticipation as they could be seen loitering around the area where they are expected to exercise their franchise.

«Nigerian youths must exercise their franchise and refuse to be used as thugs who will unleash violence on innocent Nigerians.

He said technology could also help in curbing electoral malpractice and ensuring that more people were allowed to exercise their franchise.

We need to decide which areas are new and fix polling units for them in order for people to have access to electoral services in order to exercise their franchise.

«Since the continuous voter registration (CRV) is periodic, the government of the state of Osun, therefore, considers it as imperative to dedicate a day for fresh potential voters to register for their voter card and for those that had registered to collect their PVC to enable them exercise their franchise on election day,» Baderinwa said.

Any security officer who misses Sunday's window of opportunity to exercise his franchise in the second round of special voting will not be allowed to vote on December 7, the Electoral Commission has explained.

The Edo State incumbent Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole today criticised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) following the inability of some electorates to exercise their franchise...

The alternative will make it procedurally more difficult for Target shareholders to exercise their franchise.