US Says Anambra Governorship Election, Credible

By Adesina Soyooye

The United States of America’s Mission in Nigeria has endorsed the outcome of the just concluded Anambra Governorship Election.

The election held on Saturday, November 6, but finally concluded on Tuesday, November 9, was won by the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo.

Just before the election, the U.S. Mission had said it had its eyes focused on the State, and threatened to impose Visa sanctions on those who dared get involved in anti-democratic activities.

But commending the exercise and its outcome, the Mission said it represented the will of the people. While noting the difficulties encountered by by the Electoral body and security agencies, it commended them and the  people for the credible exercise.

Following is the text of the statement.                                                           

Statement on the Concluded Anambra State Gubernatorial Election 

“The United States Government congratulates the citizens of Anambra State for the peaceful conduct of the gubernatorial election on November 6, the outcome of which reflects the will of the people.

“We note the tremendous challenges faced by INEC and security force personnel on the ground and commend the efforts that led to a secure election with a credible outcome.

“We also applaud the engagement from our civil society partners for their tireless advocacy on behalf of voters and electoral transparency.

“We look forward to continued improvements in the electoral process as the country heads into gubernatorial elections in Osun and Ekiti in 2022 and national elections  in 2023.”

President Muhammadu Buhari and the candidates of the PDP and YPP have congratulated Soludo.