Foreign Observers: Vote Buying, Insecurity, May Hamper 2019 Elections

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  • Risk of parties relying intensively on unethical means to secure victory high

By Udora Orizu in Abuja

The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) yesterday identified several challenges that could hamper the successful conduct of the 2019 general election in Nigeria.

Briefing journalists during a joint pre-election assessment in Abuja, the two United States bodies warned that if these challenges were left unaddressed, “they could limit the ability of Nigerians to experience a fully participatory and credible process during the 2019 general elections.”

The National Network Coordinator of West Africa Network for Peace Building, (WANEP) Anna Jones, who addressed journalists on the IRI and NDI observations, highlighted these challenges to include inappropriate voter inducement schemes and vote…



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