Ahead of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections, Head of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM), to the Nigerian elections, former Liberia’s President, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has called on Nigerians, particularly the political class, to conduct themselves in a peaceful manner and adhere to the rule of law, which characterized the postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections a week ago.
Johnson-Sirleaf, made this call during a press briefing in Abuja, even as she assured Nigeria of the support of the entire African nations as the country goes to the poll to elect a new leader for the next four years. She noted that ECOWAS watched with keen interest the manner in which both the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the populace handled the postponement.
“We extend thanks, admiration and gratitude to the Nigerian people for their patience in the face of the last minute interruptions to their lives with the postponement of the 2019 general election.
“We have watched the progress of INEC over the past week working together with domestic and international partners in addressing their logistical and technical challenges.
“We are pleased that these operational constraints have been significantly addressed thus creating a conducive atmosphere for tomorrow’s general elections.
“We commend our brothers and sisters across the length and breadth of this great country for remaining calm and resilient as these concerns were addressed.”
Johnson-Sirleaf described the signing of the 2019 Peace Accord by the various political gladiators as a further demonstration of the commitment of Nigeria to democracy and sounded confident that the same level of maturity would be shown during the remaining part of the election.
