ECOWAS observers advise Atiku, Obi, Tinubu and others to respect election result
The ECOWAS Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) on Monday urged candidates to respect the outcome of the just-concluded elections.
"We urge the presidential candidates to respect the outcome of the election as it will be announced by INEC," said the head of the mission and former Sierra Leonean president, Ernest Bai Koroma .
Some of the presidential candidates, through their supporters and parties, have expressed various concerns regarding the February 25 presidential election.
There are four favorites in the election. They are Peter Obi from the Labor Party, Bola Tinubu from the All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar from the Peoples Democratic Party and Rabiu Kwakwanso from the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP).
He advised the aggrieved parties to resort, if necessary, to legal channels to settle any electoral disputes.
Addressing journalists in Abuja, Mr. Koroma in his preliminary report called on political parties to encourage their members and supporters to refrain from using inflammatory language.
He also urged them to refrain from any act likely to incite violence in the post-election phase.
Describing Nigeria as the powerhouse of the West African region, he said the Nigerian elections are important for the entire ECOWAS region.
He said that, in line with the ECOWAS preventive diplomacy mandate, the Mission would intensify its post-election engagement with candidates, parties, INEC and critical political actors, in order to facilitate the legal and peaceful resolution of any emerging dispute. surveys.
Nigeria held its seventh democratic national election since 1999 on February 25.
Results are still being collected in different parts of the country, although elections have been canceled in some parts of the country due to violence and technical issues, among other things.
While the tabulation of results is underway, political parties and their supporters have denounced alleged criminal acts, including manipulation of the results.
According to the PREMIUM TIMES Election Results Scorecard, the ruling All Progressive Congress is ahead as the results keep rolling in.
At the time of filing this report, three states have announced their results at the National Collation Center in Abuja.
The ECOWAS EOM has deployed 250 election observers to Nigeria to support and monitor the entire electoral process.
READ ALSO: UPDATE: #NigeriaDecides2023: Peter Obi defeats Tinubu and wins presidential election in Lagos
Observers come from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of ECOWAS Member States, Electoral Commissions, Ambassadors accredited to ECOWAS, the ECOWAS Council of Elders, the ECOWAS Parliament, the Court of Justice from the ECOWAS Community, civil society organizations, media and election experts from the region.
The mission was deployed to support the consolidation of democratic processes in Nigeria.
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The ECOWAS Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) on Monday urged candidates to respect the outcome of the just-concluded elections.
"We urge the presidential candidates to respect the outcome of the election as it will be announced by INEC," said the head of the mission and former Sierra Leonean president, Ernest Bai Koroma .
Some of the presidential candidates, through their supporters and parties, have expressed various concerns regarding the February 25 presidential election.
There are four favorites in the election. They are Peter Obi from the Labor Party, Bola Tinubu from the All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar from the Peoples Democratic Party and Rabiu Kwakwanso from the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP).
He advised the aggrieved parties to resort, if necessary, to legal channels to settle any electoral disputes.
Addressing journalists in Abuja, Mr. Koroma in his preliminary report called on political parties to encourage their members and supporters to refrain from using inflammatory language.
He also urged them to refrain from any act likely to incite violence in the post-election phase.
Describing Nigeria as the powerhouse of the West African region, he said the Nigerian elections are important for the entire ECOWAS region.
He said that, in line with the ECOWAS preventive diplomacy mandate, the Mission would intensify its post-election engagement with candidates, parties, INEC and critical political actors, in order to facilitate the legal and peaceful resolution of any emerging dispute. surveys.
Nigeria held its seventh democratic national election since 1999 on February 25.
Results are still being collected in different parts of the country, although elections have been canceled in some parts of the country due to violence and technical issues, among other things.
While the tabulation of results is underway, political parties and their supporters have denounced alleged criminal acts, including manipulation of the results.
According to the PREMIUM TIMES Election Results Scorecard, the ruling All Progressive Congress is ahead as the results keep rolling in.
At the time of filing this report, three states have announced their results at the National Collation Center in Abuja.
The ECOWAS EOM has deployed 250 election observers to Nigeria to support and monitor the entire electoral process.
READ ALSO: UPDATE: #NigeriaDecides2023: Peter Obi defeats Tinubu and wins presidential election in Lagos
Observers come from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of ECOWAS Member States, Electoral Commissions, Ambassadors accredited to ECOWAS, the ECOWAS Council of Elders, the ECOWAS Parliament, the Court of Justice from the ECOWAS Community, civil society organizations, media and election experts from the region.
The mission was deployed to support the consolidation of democratic processes in Nigeria.
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