The United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, and two other senior administrative officers; USAID Administrator Samantha Power, and US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield; have said that the US does not support any in the forthcoming general election in Nigeria.
In a 58-second solidarity video posted to its verified social media handles on Wednesday, the US government, which said Nigerians had a chance to make their voices heard and choose their future in the general election, stressed that, “…we strongly support a peaceful election that reflects the will of the people of Nigeria”, adding that free and fair elections in Nigeria “help create a freer and fairer world for everyone.”
“Nigeria’s Constitution, like America’s, begins with a simple and profound idea: ‘We the people’. And during this election, you, the people of Nigeria, have a chance to make your voices heard, to choose your future.
“The United States does not support any candidate for office, but we strongly support a peaceful election that reflects the will of the people of Nigeria, because free and fair elections in Nigeria help create a freer and fairer world for everyone,” the US officials said.
