Attahiru M. Jega, OFR Externally, it is also important for all parties, contestants and supporters to act with a great degree of tolerance and respect for the opinions of others belonging to or holding different opinions. Respect for one another and tolerance for the opinions of others is a key democratic value, for it is the ultimate expression of the issue of choice. Similarly, all non-state actors must play positive roles in ensuring peace and guarding freedom of choice and expression. It is in this light that I urge all transport union workers and youths across the state to do their maximum best to compliment the Commission's efforts in ensuring that the Ekiti State Governorship Elections are free, fair and credible. I wish to use this medium to thank the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung(FES) for its continuing support to the Commission in addressing pertinent issues in the electoral process in Nigeria. I also wish to thank all other stakeholderssecurity agencies, political parties, CSOs, the media, the transport workers unions and youthsassembled here for this workshop for their continuing efforts in ensuring the credibility of our electoral process. Finally, I wish to thank all our staff that have been working tirelessly in the past several months to ensure that the Ekiti state election is free, fair and credible. I wish you successful deliberations. xl Abbreviations& Acronyms ACOMORAN ALBON COREC CPI CNS CVR FES FRSC HDI ICT ICCES INEC Keke NAPEP MWUN MOU NA NAF NARTO NDLEA NCS NIA Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Riders and Owners Association of Nigeria Association of Luxury Bus Owners of Nigeria Committee on the Review of Election Cases Corruption Perception Index Central Nervous System Continuous Voter Registration Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Federal Road Safety Corps Human Development Index Information and Computer Technology Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security Independent National Electoral Commission (Keke: Tricycle Association)National Poverty Eradication Programme Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria Memorandum of Understanding Nigerian Army Nigerian Air Force Nigeria Association of Road Transport Owners Nigerian Drug Law and Enforcement Agency Nigeria Customs Services National Intelligence Agency xli