"NIGERIA'S ELECTIONS WERE CREDIBLE"- COMMONWEALTH OBSERVER REPORT.

The Commonwealth Observer Group to the March
28 presidential and National Assembly elections
has released its report on the elections.
A statement from Mr. Will Henley, the
Communications Officer at the Commonwealth
Secretariat in London, announced the release on
Friday.
The report described the elections as “credible,
peaceful, transparent and reflected the will of the
people of Nigeria.
“The Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh
Sharma has released the report of the
Commonwealth Observer Group to Nigeria’s
presidential and National Assembly elections on
March 28, 2015.
“The Commonwealth Observer Group was led by
Dr Bakili Muluzi, former President of Malawi,” it
said.
The statement quoted Muluzi as saying that the
elections marked an important step forward for
democracy in Nigeria.
“These elections mark an important step forward
for democracy in Africa’s most populous country,
and a key member of the Commonwealth.
“Notwithstanding the organisational and technical
deficiencies, the conduct of the presidential and
National Assembly elections was credible,
peaceful, transparent and reflected the will of the
people of Nigeria.
“Our report includes a number of
recommendations which, we believe, could further
improve the electoral process in Nigeria.
“We hope they will be positively considered and
implemented,” the report quoted Muluzi as
writing in the foreword to the report.
The statement said the report had been sent to
stakeholders in Nigeria, including the Federal
Government, political parties and the Independent
National Electoral Commission. (NAN)
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