President Muhammadu Buhari has given an assurance that Nigeria will give robust support to Republic of Niger which will hold its Presidential and National Assembly elections on Sunday.
Mr Femi Adesina, the president s spokesman, said Buhari gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja while receiving in audience former
Vice President Namadi Sambo who heads the ECOWAS Election Mission to the West African country.
The Nigerian leader applauded
President Mahamadou Issoufou for not attempting to tamper with the constitution of his country and elongate his stay in power after serving for the maximum two terms.
He said, I come from Daura, few kilometers to Republic of Niger, so I should know a bit about that country.
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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, says only God can effectively “supervise” the border Nigeria shares with the Republic of Niger.
According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President spoke while receiving in audience former Vice President Namadi Sambo, who heads ECOWAS Election Mission to the Republic of Niger.
The statement was titled, ‘President Buhari pledges support for polls in Republic of Niger, describes outgoing President as ‘very decent man”.
Adesina quoted the President as promising that Nigeria will give robust support to the Republic of Niger, which holds presidential and national assembly elections later this month.
Only God Can Effectively Supervise Nigeria-Niger Border –Buhari
According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, President Buhari stated this in Abuja while receiving former Vice President Namadi Sambo.
by Saharareporters, New York
Dec 22, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari has said only God can effectively supervise the massive border between Nigeria and Niger Republic.
According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, President Buhari stated this in Abuja while receiving former Vice President Namadi Sambo.
Sambo heads the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Election Mission to the Republic of Niger.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, says only God can effectively “supervise” the border Nigeria shares with the Republic of Niger.
According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President spoke while receiving in audience former Vice President Namadi Sambo, who heads ECOWAS Election Mission to the Republic of Niger.
The statement was titled, ‘President Buhari pledges support for polls in Republic of Niger, describes outgoing President as ‘very decent man”.
Adesina quoted the President as promising that Nigeria will give robust support to the Republic of Niger, which holds presidential and national assembly elections later this month.
ECOWAS Election Mission urges stakeholders to use legal means to resolve grievances
The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission has urged stakeholders to resort only to legal means to seek redress for any grievances emanating from the electoral process.
In its preliminary findings, the Mission led by Former President of Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf said the preparation of the 2020 elections, the conduct of the electioneering campaigns, as well as the processes on Election Day, up until the release of the results by the responsible officials at the polling stations, were relatively free, fair and credible.
“ECOWAS wishes to congratulate the peace-loving people of Ghana for their exemplary comportment, tenacity, determination, sense of moderation and patriotism demonstrated in their quest to deepen Ghana’s enviable democratic credentials,” it said.