L-R: Commonwealth Observers Group, Mrs. Lesley Clark; Mr. Ernest Sagaga; Mr. Gary Dunn, Mr. Shahabuddin Yaqoob; and Mr.
Prosper Bani,during the INEC Chairman meeting with the Commonwealth Observers on the fourth coming general election in Abuja on Monday Photo Olatunji ObasaA joint international observation mission by the International Republican Institute and the National Democratic Institute has said it discovered various electoral malpractices and crimes in the 2019 general elections.
This position was made known at a press conference jointly addressed by the Senior Associate and Regional Director , NDI, Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh; and the Regional Director , Mr John Tomaszewski, in Abuja on Monday. “Incidents of violence and disruption to the balloting process were observed in Lagos, Benue, Rivers and Nasarawa states. The delegation was informed of the loss of lives as a result of election-day violence. The mission deplores these losses and expresses its deepest condolences to the bereaved and to the Nigerian people.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Bar Association, through its Election Working Group which monitored on its behalf, the last Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in various parts of the country, has said the exercise was marred by various shortcomings, including violence, vote-buying, intimidation of voters and “noticeable low turnout of voters.”
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