As the campaign enters its twelfth day, candidates are intensifying their efforts, employing various strategies to woo voters. They are distributing gadgets, clothing, and sometimes even food to the population. Targeted meetings and door-to-door canvassing are particularly popular activities in the capital city.
Anita Obube Kpodar, an independent candidate for the Golfe electoral district, hails from a family of traders. She aims to be the voice of women in Parliament and recently engaged with them at the Atikpodji market, one of Lomé’s vegetable markets. “I have come to sensitize women, especially to encourage them not to be discouraged by the current state of affairs in the country and to go out and vote. If they trust us and we gain access to Parliament, we will do our best,” she emphasized.
In the Bé-Kpota neighborhood, opposition activists from the Democratic Forces for the Republic are undergoing training. Delegates from polling stations are being urged to remain vigilant to defend the party’s election results. “The country is in dire straits,” asserts Espoir Koudjodji, a candidate on the Golfe list. “Institutionally, economically, socially, Togo is in distress! For us, this election presents an opportunity to steer the country back onto the path of democracy.”
According to the “Legislative-Regional Elections” security force, specially created for these elections, a total of 331 public meetings, 11 caravans, and 69 door-to-door campaigns were organized on Wednesday alone. The intervention of this security force even enabled a meeting to proceed peacefully despite attempts by some youths to disrupt it.