Commonwealth, AU & ECOWAS Election Observers Declare Nigeria’s Elections Peaceful & Credible
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He also commended the Nigerian electorate for their conduct so far and urged the people to maintain the peace.
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| Former Malawian President And Head, Commonwealth Election Observer Group, Bakili Muluzi (L), Briefing newsmen on 2015 presidential & National Assembly Elections inAbuja on Monday (30/3/15). With him is a member of the group, Katalaina Sapolu |
The Commonwealth Observer Mission to the Nigerian general elections, AU and ECOWAS counterparts on Monday declared Nigeria’s general elections as peaceful, transparent and credible.
Former Ghanaian President and Head, ECOWAS Mission, John Kuffor, said this while fielding questions from the State House correspondents after a visit to President Goodluck Jonathan.
On the visit to the president were the Leader of the Commonwealth Observer Mission and former Malawi President, Basili Muluzi, as well as Amos Sawyer, ex-Liberian President and AU Mission Leader.
The
mission leaders commended the Nigerian electorate for the success
achieved and urged that the tempo be maintained until after the
declaration of the results by the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC).
Participants
at a news conference by The Euroean Union Election Observation Mission
on 2015 presidential and National Assembly elections in Abuja on Monday
“Now
we have come to a point where we believe, from what we have seen, I am
sure you heard yesterday some of us declared that the election had been
peaceful, transparent and credible up to yesterday. We appreciate the
process is not yet done till the results are declared and of course the
aftermaths of the declaration.
But
we have come this far and we needed to give an interim report to the
authorities that mandated us to come; and to the world and to Nigerians
in particular to let everybody know that so far Nigeria has been at
peace with the process.
So, we appeal to Nigeria to
continue in this mood through the entire process so that at the end of
the day the people of Nigeria will be satisfied with themselves that
they used the process to give themselves the government they want, they
deserve,” they said.
Kuffor said the mission
observed the elections in all parts of the country and the interim
report was to let the world to know that the process was peaceful in the
country.
He further gave kudos to President Goodluck Jonathan for creating the appropriate environment for the peaceful polls.
“At
this point, some of us must go back to our homes and we couldn’t go
without coming to the state house here to pay our respect to the
President, his vice, for the good work they have done. Because it is
under their watch that this peaceful, transparent and credible election
has been happening.Naturally they should be congratulated for the work
done so far.’’
He said as the mission leaders were departing they were leaving “the
rest of our observer teams behind to see through the entire process,
hopefully to very successful conclusions so they make the final report
to the world.”
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