Upcoming Elections : ELECAM Opts For Greater Vigilance

The Chairperson of the Electoral Board of Elections Cameroon (ELECAM), Enow Abrams Egbe has called on its members to ignite and sustain interest in the minds and spirits of citizens ahead of the upcoming municipal, legislative and regional elections.  Opening the third ordinary session of the board in Yaounde on October 9, 2019, he said they are bound to remain more vigilant so that the elections remain a vector of peace and not an unleashing factor for conflicts and violence.
The session was devoted to evaluate the activities of ELECAM for the just-ended quarter, review and scrutinise the various budgetary allocations for current and planned activities and finally, to set up a concrete action plan for an efficient preparation and successful organisation of the upcoming elections. The annual revision of the electoral registers ended on August 31, 2019, the cleaning process of the registers in ongoing and the Chairperson of the Electoral Board of ELECAM expressed the hope that at the end of the process the target of seven million registered voters  for 2019 would be attained because  by the time operation stopped more than seven million people were enrolled in the registers.
For ELECAM to succeed in the mission of organising peaceful, transparent and acceptable elections, Enow Abrams said, the members and officials have to support peacebuilding projects through dialogue, strengthening social cohesions and national unity, in order to ensure peace and development in Cameroon. He specified that, “Our objective is to encourage and facilitate inclusive dialogue and information-sharing among all stakeholders of the electoral process, for early identification   of potential risks and mitigation for the adverse effects of misinformation and violent extremism before, during and after elections.” The goal will be reached thanks to dialogue platforms ELECAM started forming with other stakeholders in the pioneer meeting in Douala last August.
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