The United States Embassy in Nigeria has alleged
electoral irregularities in Rivers and Akwa Ibom states.
In a press statement made available to THISDAY, while
congratulation Nigerians on the governorship and House of Assembly polls, the
embassy stated that the elections held in both states were inundated with
irregularities.
“We have seen the reports of violence and alleged
irregularities, particularly in Rivers and Akwa Ibom states”, the statement
added, calling on aggrieved parties “to pursue their grievances peacefully in
the judicial arena”.
While commending President Goodluck Jonathan and the
President-elect, General Mohammadu Buhari, the embassy said it regrets any loss
of life and destruction of property.
“We commend the leadership of Nigeria's political
parties, notably President Goodluck Jonathan and President-elect Muhammadu
Buhari, for urging their supporters to conduct themselves peacefully throughout
the electoral process”, the statement added.
US therefore congratulated “the people of Nigeria and
the Independent National Electoral Commission for an electoral process on April
11, 2015 that generally went well across the country and built on the success
of the March 28 polling process”.
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