The Nigerian-American Leadership Council
(NALC) has just concluded a high-stakes briefing session in Washington, DC;
pursuant to the recent postponement of Nigeria’s National elections, which was
originally scheduled for February 14, 2015.
The Council considers this election to be a critical
part of Nigeria’s political evolution. Therefore this Council expects
that the stakeholders from both the incumbent Party the PDP, and the opposition
Party the APC, along with the smaller parties, will maintain the necessary
decorum, for free, fair and credible polls, on the new electoral date of March
28, 2015.
This Council celebrates the current robust political
climate in Nigeria, because the environment should give rise to an issues-based
campaign, and not mud-slinging, threats, or distractions.
The Executive Director of the Council Samuel Okey Mbonu also advised
the various presidential candidates in this election to “remain calm and
steady, in the face of minor provocations, as the test of a candidate’s
capacity to govern the entire Nigeria will largely depend on how they handle
crisis in this electioneering season.”
The Council wishes to restate it’s goodwill to the
people of Nigeria, and urges the electorate to be vigilant in guarding their
votes, and to totally refrain from endangering their lives on the account of
any politician. This Council also urges the security services to refrain
from any entreaties to intimidate any candidates on behalf of another.
Signed:
S.
Walter,
Media
Relations,
Nigerian-American Leadership Council (NALC)
1701 Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 300, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Web: www.nalcouncil.org
Tel: 202 379-2848,
Email: info@nigerian-americancouncil.org
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