INEC Lauded By International Observers For Peaceful And Transparent Presidential Election

• Foreign Observers has commended over the concluded Presidential elections.

• The Mission described the elections as peaceful and Transparent.

• Tinubu was earlier declared President-elect after gaining over 8 million votes nationwide.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received praise from the Independent Foreign Observers Mission in Nigeria for the way the February 25 federal legislative and presidential elections were handled.

The mission praised the election for being peaceful and open in its early report on Tuesday’s just-completed election in Abuja.

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David Furnad of the United States read the report.

“The presidential elections in Nigeria recorded a high turnout of voters nationwide. It can also be regarded as one of the most transparent elections in the country’s history, with the significant candidates recording victories and defeats,” stated Mr Furnad. “The presidential election witnessed a comparatively large turnout of voters in the various geopolitical zones compared to other general elections in the country.”

He added, “The South-West and the South-East zones witnessed the highest number of voter turnout, with eligible voters demonstrating an uncommon level of patience to exercise their franchise.”

Mr Furnad noted that INEC deployed sensitive and non-sensitive materials to voting points on time, even though the report recorded some delays in some areas, which it said did not deter voters from performing their civic duties.

He stressed, “There were minimal incidences of vote buying across the country. The reason adduced is that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) randomly visited polling units unannounced to arrest anyone involved in such acts. The country’s recent redesign of currency reduced vote buying to the barest minimum.”

The mission praised some political parties and their candidates for honouring the Peace Accord and not inciting their supporters.

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Present at the presentation of the report were Rudolf Elmendorp, Stuart Young, Stuart Dyer, Francois DeRobaix and Jeffrey Fry.

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