Ketil Karlsen, head of the
European Union delegation to Nigeria, says the union is keeping its eyes on
vote-buying in the Osun state governorship election.
At a press conference in Osogbo
on Friday, Karlsen said though no perfect election in the world, vote-buying is
as fraudulent as rigging.
Flanked by his counterparts from
the United States embassy in Abuja and the United Kingdom, he said the EU wants
to see free fair and credible election on Saturday.
Ketil added that the union wants
to see the participation of people with disability in the election.
“We are not here to promote any
party or candidate. We are here to promote democracy which is the only way to
promote stability in Nigeria. What we expect to see here is free, fair and peaceful
election,” he said.
“INEC is doing an impressive
piece of work. It doesn’t mean everything is perfect. There is no perfect
election in the world, but we are here to commend them. We want to keep our
eyes on core issues like vote-buying as it was in Ekiti. Vote-buying is as
fraudulent as rigging. We hope INEC would curb it.
“Then, the privacy of voters.
There should be access to voting by people with disabilities. We want to see
the political participation of vulnerable groups. Since 1999, we have spent
about one hundred million euros on the electoral process in Nigeria.”
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