2015: FG assures on credible election

The Federal Government has assured development partners that the 2015 general elections will be credible and transparent.

This assurance came as the United States and Britain raised
concerns about prospects of logistic problems and the security
challenges in parts of the country tarnishing the outcome of
the election.

The new US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. James Entwistle and
the British Deputy High Commissioner, Mr. Peter Carter, said
in Lagos that the development partners and members of the
European Union, EU, are keenly watching Nigeria's
preparation for the 2015 general elections, which they insist
must adhere to the guiding rules of engagement.

But in a telephone interview with the Special Adviser to the
President on Political Affairs, Alhaji Ahmed Ali Gulak said
"Nigeria welcomes the concerns and support of its
international development partners in the forthcoming
election, which is an expression that democracy and
development have become inseparable", adding that "we
attach great importance to our democratic process because we
have seen the consequences of military dictatorship in our
political history. We also respect the genuine concerns of our
development partners as we advance in our democratic
experience." .

The US ambassador, who hosted a media round table in Lagos
said "the US is concerned about the security situation in the
North East as well as the logistic challenges of conducting
elections in Nigeria".

On his part, British Deputy High Commissioner, Mr. Peter
Carter, told members of Nigeria-Britain Association (NBA) in
Lagos that "the credibility of the election matters to Britain
and its partners in EU and US because that will set the tone to
attract the required inflow of capital from overseas investors."

Via: Vanguard