Nigeria Presidential Elections, Peaceful And Credible

The presidential elections that took place in Nigeria on the 28th March, 2015 has been praised for its orderliness despite some glitches.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement voting had been "largely peaceful and orderly". Mr Ban praised the "determination and resilience" of Nigerian voters, despite reports of attacks by Boko Haram militants and others.He urged voters to maintain a "peaceful atmosphere and to exercise patience" throughout the process.




His comments were echoed by John Kufuor, the head of the regional bloc ECOWAS, who said the process has been "quite peaceful, orderly and credible". He observed that the turnout of voters was generally high with a laudable participation of women and young people who displayed commendable level of patience and discipline.

“Security agents were present at most of the polling stations and on patrols in and around the cities as peaceful atmosphere prevailed in most parts of the country,’’ he said.

President Jonathan told the BBC's Peter Okwoche that most of the violence there was not related to the elections.

"The war against terrorists is going on, voting or no voting," he said. "There was a conflict, kind of a crossfire, between soldiers and terrorists that had nothing to do with the elections."