President Goodluck Jonathan has insisted that 2015 elections will be transparent, free and fair, urging for the support of Nigerians during the exercise.
Speaking, Tuesday, at a Chatham House lecture series held at Royal Institute of International Affairs in London, Special Assistant to President Jonathan on New Media, Reno Omokiri, said President Jonathan was not interested in manipulating the election process or the result, arguing that previous elections held in Adamawa, Ekiti, Anambra, Edo, Osun. And Niger states which were adjusged to be free and fair are a pointer that the 2015 elections will not be influenced by the President.
According to him, “the best judge of future behaviour is past behaviour, and by the deployment of security during the Edo, Ondo, Ekiti, Osun and Niger elections, the fact has been proved that providing security increased rather than reduce voters turn out as shown in Ekiti that had the highest voters turn out ever in Nigeria’s history.
“That the incumbent could manipulate voter turnout by selective use of the security force was not borne out by the facts on the ground. President Jonathan is the only national leader who has repeatedly said ‘ My ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian’.
Omokiri said almost all the aspirants had at one point or another and sometimes very recently threatened violence and bloodshed and if suspects are being sought for those who have high incentive to manipulate election results, he urged activists to look in that direction rather than at the President.
He also argued that Jonathan went on a state visit to Israel where he confered with Prime minister Netanyahu, and while he was there it only made sense for him to attend ongoing pilgrimage. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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