The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, on Monday, met with the United States Assistant Secretary of State for Bureau of Africa Affairs, Molly Phee; and the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard.
The meeting was held in Abuja, hours after Prof. Yakubu met with leaders of political parties ahead of the general elections.
The US Assistant Secretary of State, in her remarks, noted that the forthcoming general elections “matter to the United States,” because according to her, the US was interested in consolidating democracy, and doing so peacefully.
She also expressed her conviction that the elections would be peacefully conducted and democracy protected, as the country had demonstrated since 1999.
Phee also noted that the US did not have a preferred candidate, but that it supported the electoral process.
In his remarks, the INEC Chairman said the Commission was interested in consolidating the gains of democracy.
The chairman reassured the delegation that the commission was on the right path to conducting the elections as scheduled, as 12 out of all 14 pre-election activities in the schedule had been implemented.
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