President Goodluck Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday in Washington DC, USA, said the days when a few politicians, acting in concert with their hirelings and thugs, could hijack voter cards and other electoral materials to manipulate the outcome of elections were gone forever in Nigeria.
The President also said the Federal Government would take all necessary steps to ensure that no individual, group or political party would be able to thwart the legitimate choice of voters in Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State.
A statement by Jonathan’s spokesman, Reuben Abati, said the President spoke at a meeting he had with Nigerian professionals in the US.
Jonathan was quoted as saying that he remained fully committed to keeping the promise he made in 2011 that he would do everything possible to ensure that elections in Nigeria become very free, fair and credible.
He said the promise had been fulfilled in recent elections in Edo, Ondo and Ekiti States.
The President was quoted to have told his audience that “the issue of credible elections must be institutionalised in Nigeria. Our electoral processes were not very good or credible when we came into office, but as I promised, we have been working very hard to change things and ensure that our elections are more credible, that every legitimate vote counts and that the results are acceptable to the electorate.
“I promise you that the Osun governorship elections will be very free, fair and credible.”
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