US Mission commends conduct of concluded Ekiti State guber election
The United States (US) Mission to Nigeria has congratulated the residents and citizens of Ekiti State on the largely peaceful conduct of the gubernatorial election on June 18.
The Mission also commended the concerted efforts by the nation’s electoral umpire , the Independent National Electoral commission(INEC) staff and security personnel for helping to facilitate and secure election with a credible outcome.
The Mission’s position which is contained in a press statement on Wednesday reads “The United States Mission to Nigeria congratulates the citizens of Ekiti State on the largely peaceful conduct of the gubernatorial election on June 18
“ We commend the concerted efforts of INEC staff and security personnel which helped facilitate a secure election with a credible outcome.
“We note the election’s technical improvements including that the newly adopted bi-modal verification accreditation system (BVAS) functioned properly in the vast majority of polling stations.
“ We encourage all citizens to register to vote as the country moves towards national elections.”
