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We welcome the US Report of the 2023 General election as a good development – APC
Nze Chidi Duru, the party’s deputy national organising secretary, told Vanguard that the organisation has now moved on and is now focused on strengthening Nigeria’s electoral system.
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has responded to the United States 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which stated that notwithstanding several anomalies, the results of the most recent general election in Nigeria represented the will of the people.
The ruling party says that although it appreciates the findings, it does not require outside confirmation in that regard.
The US Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labour released a study that outlines human rights abuses and practices in several nations, including Nigeria.
Nze Chidi Duru, the party’s deputy national organising secretary, told Vanguard that the organisation has now moved on and is now focused on strengthening Nigeria’s electoral system.
He said; “It (report) is a welcome development but I want to restate that we do not need any external validation on the outcome of the 2023 general election. That election, as far as the party is concerned and as far as the people of Nigeria are concerned, is now behind us and we are looking forward to the 2027 general election.
“All the infrastructure of government at all levels whether it is at the federal, state, local government or ward level are already in place. Our councilors, National Assembly members and governors have been elected and are in place. Where there are issues arising from that election, those elections have been contested at the courts and we know that the courts have heard and given their well considered ruling. So, we have gone beyond that.
“We also believe improvement, development and change are constant things and then as a government, we will continue to encourage and fund INEC in a way that empowers them to be able to further improve the electoral process in Nigeria.
“As we continue to march on the path of democracy, we hope to continue to conduct elections that would reflect the will of Nigerians.
“So, in a nutshell, as much as this is welcome, we do not need any external validation. Elections had been conducted in 2023 and those elected have assumed offices and where there are disputes, they were taken to courts and the issues have been resolved”.
