Welcome Address by Alhaji Halilu Hussaini Pai, Resident Electoral Commissioner, Ekiti State The Honourable Chairman, Professor Attahiru M. Jega(OFR), National Commissioners in attendance, The Donor Agency and Sponsor of this gathering, Members of Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security headed by the Commissioner of Police, Our Critical Stakeholder, National Union of Road Transport Workers, Civil Society Organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations, Men of the Press, Ladies and Gentlemen: I feel so elatedly honoured to welcome you all to this venue of hospitality and refreshing candour to examine in concrete terms the role of our transporters in either making the gallant success of our electoral processes or otherwise. While appreciating your level of responsibility and commitment, it must be emphasized that the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) as an Election Management Body(EMB), so recognizes your pivotal importance and relevance to the success of any election as patriotic partners collaborating to enshrine fairness, transparency, crisis free and credible elections in Nigeria as well as in Ekiti state as we now run a countdown to June 21, 2014 Governorship Election. Our partner, sponsor and donor must have admitted without mincing words that the contributions of transport workers and of xvi xvii