God punish una

Africa is a failure as a continent, transparent indeed

Tinubu is the president of nigeria.
Peter Obi is the president of social media.

See you little mines. Yes Ecowas is compromised. Who told you they can't be bribe are they robbot? Nonsense group of weird and pathetic characters

peckhamboi:
This is the most peaceful and transparent election we have had since 1999.

Obviously there were a few issues

your head dey pain you? E be like sey you get diahorea for head

Bunch of demons

Nonsense

amliftedhigher:

May God almighty ponish all of them.

God is not a man like you. Be careful how you apply his name.

ECOWAS observers have given their verdict yet some people are making noise not knowing that politics is a complicated thing

AdamuKD:
This not what they said zombie. Stop peddling fake news. They faulted the whole process.

Dont mind the heeewdioooot

sanusideunifier:
RESOURCES PUBLICATIONELECTION INTEGRITYNIGERIA
Preliminary Statement of the Joint NDI/IRI International Observer Mission to Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential and Legislative Elections
February 27, 2023

Abuja, Nigeria

I. Overview
This preliminary statement is offered by the international observation mission of the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) to Nigeria’s February 25, 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections. The 40-person delegation, with members from 20 countries, was led by Her Excellency Dr. Joyce Banda, former President of the Republic of Malawi. She was joined by Ambassador Mark Green, President and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and former administrator of the United States Agency for International Development; NDI Board Member Ambassador Johnnie Carson, former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs at the U.S. Department of State; IRI Board Member Constance Berry Newman, former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs at the U.S. Department of State; NDI Board Member Stacey Abrams, American political leader, lawyer, and voting rights activist; and IRI Board Member Dana White, former Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs. NDI President, Ambassador Derek Mitchell, and IRI President, Dr. Daniel Twining, also participated in the mission. The mission visited Nigeria from February 20 to 27, 2023, and deployed observer teams to 20 states covering all six geopolitical zones and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Through this mission, NDI and IRI seek to reflect the international community’s interest in and support for democratic electoral processes in Nigeria. This statement is meant to provide an accurate and impartial report on the election process to date; and offer practical recommendations to improve future elections. It builds on the findings of joint IRI/NDI pre-election assessments conducted in July and December 2022 and reports submitted by six Abuja-based thematic technical experts.

The mission conducted its activities in accordance with Nigerian law and the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and collaborated closely with other international and regional observer missions that endorse the Declaration, while coordinating with impartial and independent citizen observer organizations. The mission is grateful for the hospitality and cooperation it received from all Nigerians with whom it met, especially voters, government officials, members of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and polling officials, party members, citizen election observers, and civic activists.

Executive Summary
The Electoral Act 2022 introduced much-needed reforms aimed at increasing transparency in results collation and timely organization of pre-electoral processes; however, the elections still fell well short of Nigerian citizens’ legitimate and reasonable expectations. Failures of logistics, challenges with voter registration and voter card distribution, inadequate communication by INEC, lack of transparency in the publication of election data, and unchecked political violence before and during the elections overshadowed incremental administrative gains achieved in the pre-election period, and impeded a substantial number of citizens from participating in voting. Ongoing currency and fuel shortages also imposed excessive burdens on voters and election officials while marginalized groups, especially women, continued to face barriers to seeking and obtaining political office.

On election day, logistical failings caused late openings across the country, creating tensions, and the secrecy of the ballot was compromised in some polling units given overcrowding. Although the application of new electoral technology aimed to increase integrity and efficiency on election day, challenges in the electronic transfer of results and their upload to a public portal in a timely manner continues to undermine citizen confidence at a crucial moment of the process. These logistical challenges, together with the scale of electoral insecurity, were foreseeable and avoidable. Failure to address these issues prior to election day was a missed opportunity. Moreover, voters’ trust in the process has been considerably shaken by INEC’s lack of transparency about the cause and extent of election day challenges. The combined effect of these problems disenfranchised Nigerian voters in many parts of the country, although the scope and scale is currently unknown.

Despite these real and troubling issues, Nigerians once again demonstrated their commitment to the democratic process. Voters displayed extraordinary resilience and resolve to have their voices heard through the ballot, often waiting for several hours due to logistical shortcomings. In particular, youth engagement was noteworthy, with significant increases in youth registrants on the voter roll, and National Youth Service Corps members once again serving as poll workers across the country. The election management body, INEC, administered a nationwide election according to the electoral calendar and in the majority of polling units despite widespread insecurity and severe currency and fuel shortages.

As the nation awaits the results of the electoral process, and with only two weeks until the March gubernatorial elections, we urge all political actors and their supporters to remain calm and exercise restraint. INEC, the government, political actors, and civil society should continue to work together and redouble efforts to deliver on citizen expectations for transparent and inclusive elections in order to ensure that electoral outcomes are a credible expression of the will of voters. The mission calls on the international community to continue to stand with the people of Nigeria in their efforts to deepen and strengthen their democratic institutions and practices.

The IRI/NDI mission stresses that this statement is preliminary in nature. As voting continued past February 25 in some polling units and results continue to be collated, the mission calls on: INEC to be more proactive and responsive to stakeholder inquiries and to release official results in a timely and transparent manner; Nigerian political parties and candidates to cooperate in good faith with INEC; political leaders to adhere fully to the February 2023 Peace Accord and respect the will of the Nigerian people as expressed through the ballot box; and the appropriate agencies to conduct a full investigation of allegations of election violations and the prosecution of perpetrators. The mission recognizes that, ultimately, it is the people of Nigeria who will determine the credibility of their elections. NDI and IRI will continue to watch the remaining phases of the electoral process, including the announcement of official results and swearing in of newly elected officials.

II. The Nigerian Election Context
The 2023 presidential election was an open contest with no incumbent in the race, and the emergence of third party candidates disrupted the traditional two-party contest and created opportunities for enhanced political debate that excited many young Nigerians. Candidates also competed for 109 Senatorial and 360 House of Representative seats. The elections were a national test for the Electoral Act 2022, one of the most substantive election reform packages in the country’s recent history and an achievement of advocacy from Nigerian civil society and reform-minded legislators. However, the 2023 elections took place under a deteriorating security situation, as the country was grappling with incidents of violent extremism in the North East, armed banditry in the North West, intercommunal conflict in North Central, and threats of secession from the states in the South East. Also, in the months leading up to election day, the country faced an economic crisis and fuel shortages that complicated electoral preparations.

Where can i get this to read?

Election Neva finish they are saying is peace useless ecowas

Rikkely:
You guys will learn hard lesson, Tinubu is will never rule this country with his rigging mafias, the country will divide by itself automatically
keep deceiving yourself

I agree with you. It's a shame to permit someone who is not mentally and physically fit to rule a Nation like Nigeria.

But Nigeria will not divide.

Peter Obi is our next president. The evidences that he won are overwhelming.

ECOWAS... please, henceforth stay in your countries; Don't come to Nigeria to observe enything again.
Your coming is pure waiste of time in Nigeria.
It is either you don't know what is going on in Nigeria or you take side with Evil.mark you,if Nigeria fails, Africa fails!
May the likes of (T) be your president..Amen

ObaOfYorubaLand:
Now its clear that this urchins are all litrates and don't even have in their huts.

Watch CNN, BBC, akjazera, France 24 etc.

International observers says the election was compromised and fell short of democratic standard.

You cry at last.

Tinubu will never rule Nigeria.

You said he won't win but he won, don't worry he will rule for 8 years, accept it and stop crying.

Which general peaceful and transperant , it's like all those international observers are just scared to say the truth so i don't see the use of their presence in Nigeria let them go

Very soon this ECOWAS will start receiving wotowoto pro max from Biafrans.
Let the ECOWAS keep pretending to be dumb & deaf when it comes to Biafra restoration campaign.

Free Mazi Nnamdi Kanu now.

You don come, collect your money and allowance, why won't u report rubbish, black is a curse

Of course, African standard is much much lower than world standard.

That is why African leaders are the most useless bunch.

ECOWAS that has lost relevance since is also talking. Is it not the people that rigged themselves to power that are in it with exception of very few? They should go and sit down. We have our issues and we would overcome it so they should not come and rate us.

That's why West Africa can never be as developed as East and South Africa

Which transparent? Those killed nko, those injured nko. Liars

What do I expect from obidense 😀😀by the way my Father among those that suffer your fathers from achieving their Biafra aim. I have first class information about your misfortune🥹🥹

MrColdsweat:

Not everyone is swimming in poverty like your father.