The United Kingdom has congratulated Prof. Charles Soludo who was declared winner of the last Saturday Anambra State governorship election.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the British High Commission, Abuja, noted that the results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission are consistent with the results obtained through the civil society parallel vote tabulation process carried out by YIAGA Africa.
The statement added that the mission observed the preparations for the poll, acknowledges the collective effort of stakeholders in the conduct of the election.
The statement added that the people of Anambra have demonstrated resilience and a commitment to democracy.
“We recognise that independent Nigerian voices have expressed concerns about the conduct of electoral process, in particular around logistics, accreditation of voters, deployment of polling officials and low voters turnout.
“The UK is encouraged by the use and transparency of INECs result viewing portal in the electoral process. “We encourage any party or individual who is dissatisfied with the process to seek redress in a peaceful manner and through the appropriate legal channels.
“As a longstanding partner of the Nigerian people, the UK will continue to support Nigeria and its civil society in drawing lessons from these elections and the deepening of its democracy, including the integrity of its elections,” the statement read.
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