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EU Observers Say Nigeria 2019 Elections Weren't Transparent
By Ruth Olurounbi and Emele Onu
June 15, 2019, 7:49 AM EDT
Updated on June 15, 2019, 9:31 AM EDT
Security forces played a ‘contentious’ role during the vote
Opposition candidate challenging Buhari’s victory in court
Nigeria’s 2019 general elections won by President Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress weren’t transparent and were marred by violence and harassment of voters, the European Union observer mission said.

“The elections became increasingly marred by violence and intimidation, with the role of the security agencies becoming more contentious as the process progressed, ” the EU observers said Saturday in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, in their final report on the Feb. 23 and March 2 votes. “This damaged the integrity of the electoral process and may deter future participation."



The elections gave Buhari, 76, a second four-year term with 56% of the vote, while Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President and candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, came second with 41%. The ruling party also won a majority of parliamentary seats.

At least 58 people, including election officials, were killed in voting-related violence, according to the Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room, a coalition of civic groups that monitored the vote.

Abubakar and the opposition PDP have filed a court petition challenging the presidential election outcome, arguing he would’ve won but for rigged voting in Buhari’s favour https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-06-15/eu-observers-say-nigeria-s-2019-elections-weren-t-transparent

Everyone knows

sweet...game on. even EU is now against Buhari. THE TRUTH MUST BE TOLD. kudos to EU for coming out clean in this. Any lawyer that support's this broad day light robbery must stop practicing low. if Atiku should lost this case, none of my kids will ever practice law in Nigeria.

Story story, which election ever conducted in Nigeria that was not rigged!

Nigerians already know that buhari rigged 2019 presidential election. buhari should be ashamed of himself for doing that. and some people will be saying that he has integrity. integrity my foot.

Saying the 2018 elections were rigged, is like saying Dangote is rich.

They whole world knows the dullard is riding on a stolen mandate.

the whole world knows that buhari rigged the February 23 presidential election. the same inec did in osun state too in conniving with Apc and their thugs concerning violence in osun state on September 27. I pray justice should be done on it.

People like masturbating on lies once it favoured their wishes.

For PDP Apologist


The same EU condemn the election in Rivers state in 2011 but Nigerian courts accepted it

And the 2019 elections also produced 40+ PDP senators and 100+ reps

Should we call their election victory into question too.

When zombies see this thread...

https://www.nairaland.com/5246548/know-nothing-inec-servers-says


We Know Nothing About INEC Servers, Says EU Election Observers* - Politics - Nairaland

Noted, INEC should look at their recomendations and pick the ones that will be useful for improving their processes and future elections. No election the world over is completely free from manipulations and rigging including the last American election. It's only God that can do what is perfect.

Buhari is going

Buhari's government lacks legitimacy. INEC was willingly instrumental to the subversion of the will of the masses and the mandate they freely gave to Atiku. A supposedly impartial umpire now unintelligibly defending their atrocious acts against the main opposition party during elections.

alsudan:
Saying the 2018 elections were rigged, is like saying Dangote is rich.

They whole world knows the dullard is riding on a stolen mandate.

Everybody know say e get plenty men for this naija wey dangote money dey crawl for their sides. Forget all these rubbish richest black man in Africa crap.

Na people wey Forbes dey see dey doings and investments e dey write about.

If no be all these money wey politicians thief e dey help them hide dey add up to e business who go Sabi dangote?

Forget all these written propaganda

Hardly surprising

adekolaelect:
People like masturbating on lies once it favoured their wishes.

DON'T MIND THE FLAT HEADED WAILERS

Iamgrey5:
For PDP Apologist


The same EU condemn the election in Rivers state in 2011 but Nigerian courts accepted it

And the 2019 elections also produced 40+ PDP senators and 100+ reps

Should we call their election victory into question too.

Yes call the entire election to question for everywhere there was incumbency!