Presidency rejects E-U allegations of electoral misconduct

The presidency has vehemently dismissed the conclusions drawn by the European Union (EU) regarding the 2023 general elections.

Special Adviser on communications, strategy and special duties to President Bola Tinubu, Dele Alake, in a statement on Sunday expressed strong objections to the EU’s alleged attempts to discredit the elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Alake emphasized that the presidential election, won by the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was transparent, fair, and the most well-organized since Nigeria’s transition to civil rule in 1999.

He criticized the limited scope of the EU’s assessment, highlighting the fact that their observers monitored the elections through only 11 analysts based in Abuja and 40 observers spread across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.