Hundreds of protesters Thursday marched to the European
Union Office in Abuja to register their grievances over last week’s reports
released on the 2023 general election.
The EU mission in its report pointed out that the
discrepancies noticed during the severely damaged public confidence in the
electoral body.
But the Presidency insisted that the yardstick and
assessment of the EU Mission cannot determine the credibility and transparency
of the country’s elections.
However, the protesters who besieged the EU office in their
numbers described the report as ridiculous.
They said the report was capable of creating chaos in the
country and the country’s unity and security at stake.
Speaking on behalf of the protesters, Lilian Ogbole said
there was nowhere in the world that election is devoid of crisis and hitches.
She stated: “We have come to register unequivocally that we
are not satisfied with the report of the European Union.
“As a matter of fact, we are of the opinion that the report
is not just ridiculous but a deliberate act to slight the Nigerian entity and
of course by implication our leaders and the government of Nigeria. We are all
Nigerians here.
“I would like to say to you very clearly that there is
nowhere election in the world that is devoid of crisis and hitches. Every
election comes with its peculiar problems. Nigeria is not an inception.
“Yes, we are aware that the world is a global village,
therefore, people from different parts of the world converge in various
countries during elections to monitor, observe and make presentations like the
EU has done. But what we found unnecessary, what we found not worthy is the
manner in which the report was made.”
They called on the EU to urgently withdraw the report and
come up with another report that would be favourable to Nigeria.
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TOMORROW THE SAME GOVERNMENT WILL GO BEHIND BEGGING EU FOR FINANCIAL AND DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT THEN AFTER COMMITING THEIR RESOURCES, YOU STILL WANT THEM TO SHUT UP AND NOT MAKE THEIR FINDINGS IN THAT SAME VENTURE PUBLIC, NIGERIANS CAN BE FUNNY,ITS NIGERIA THE ONLY COUNTRY IN AFRICA EU MONITORS ELECTION, I CALL THIS BUSY BODY.
ReplyDeleteEU please take notes of their names, so you know who to deny visa when the country is strangulating everyone.
ReplyDeleteIt's so unfortunate,,we call Nigeria a democratic state,yet trying to deny people their freedom of expression..
ReplyDeleteWhat an ironical country ?
This is absolute nonsense, Nonsensical nonsense! You sent invitation to the EU to come and observe your elections. They did and gave their report according to what they witnessed. Your are now sponsoring idle youths to go to EU office to pressure them to withdraw the report simply because the report is damningly against you. Where are we heading to in this country? Have we no shame if we have no mind in this country? Had it been that the report is in favour of you, it would have been a disturbing jingle throughout the radio, Tv & social media. Why don't you accept the obvious and build on the report for better future elections.
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of brainless fools are protesting against a obvious and naked truth as the EU report. Who are those hungry fools that are always used to achieve cheap political gains. Who are those miserable miscreants that are bereft of wisdom and knowledge who do not know that their future is being sapped. Who are those caused idiotic creatures who are willing tools in the hands of scurvy politicians.
ReplyDeleteWhich election in this country has ever been 100% good??? Go and ask or go and check EU's reports in 2003, 2007, and 2011. And give me feedback
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