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Vote out unresponsive politicians –Expert

A development expert, Ayo Aluko-Oluokun, has adviced Nigerians to vote out of office politicians that do not fulfill their campaign promises. The call was made by Aluko-Oluokun during the public presentation of community development charters for Iyagbe, Abule Ado and Itu Agan communities of Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area, Lagos by the International Press Centre (IPC) in conjunction with UKAID/DFID and ACTIONAID under the project, Strengthening Citizens Engagement In Electoral Process (SCEEP). The presentation held at the Amuwo Odofin LG Hall on Thursday, September 29 th , 2016, and Aluko-Oluokun, the keynote speaker, spoke based on his keynote address titled Grassroots Development And How Citizens Can Engage With Government On Achieving Their Development Aspirations. According to him, Nigerians should keep engaging elected public officials on their campaign promises and should vote out whichever of them refuses to keep his or her promises. He also adviced the thre