{"id":65692,"date":"2019-03-22T05:03:40","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T04:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=65692"},"modified":"2019-03-22T05:03:40","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T04:03:40","slug":"u-s-disappointed-in-nigerias-elections-accuses-security-forces-of-interference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/u-s-disappointed-in-nigerias-elections-accuses-security-forces-of-interference\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S Disappointed In Nigeria\u2019s Elections, Accuses Security Forces of Interference\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m7258293752667125229\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">After assessing the Presidential and Governorship elections, the United States has said it was disappointed by the quality of the 2019 elections, accusing security forces of intervening in the election processes.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>The U.S also cited the low voter turnout, and reports of voter intimidation, vote buying, and violence in some locations as concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The US Embassy in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, congratulated Nigerians\u2019 commitment to the democratic process, noting that it would continue to follow closely the ongoing polls.<\/p>\n<p>It said, \u201cAs long-time friends of Nigeria, we continue to follow closely the still ongoing elections.\u00a0 We do not have a preferred party or candidate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs noted by many observer groups in their preliminary reports, we too were disappointed by the low voter turnout as well as credible reports of voter intimidation, vote buying, interference by security forces, and violence in some locations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are saddened by those acts of violence and extend our deepest sympathy to the families of those who lost their lives, including those who worked for the Independent National Electoral Commission and the security services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Mission expressed support for a democratic process \u201cwhere the will of the Nigerian people is reflected in the results.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"conversation-footer\" class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After assessing the Presidential and Governorship elections, the United States has said it was disappointed by the quality of the 2019 elections, accusing security forces of intervening in the election&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":65693,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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