EU Election Observers on the look out for vote buyers in Osun
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we are also here to see stability and continuity in nigeria karlsen said1 the european union eu election observers say they will monitor saturdays governorship election in osun with an eye on vote-buyers1 karlsen said that the eu was hopeful that the modalities put in place by the independent national electoral commission inec to check vote-buying during the election would yield positive results1 while commending inec on its preparation karlsen said the global community would be watching the conduct of the election being the last before the 2019 general elections1 karlsen who noted that more than 28 diplomatic observers from different countries were in the state for the election said eu was committed to the continued consolidation of democracy in nigeria1 we are neutral in this election. we are not here to promote any candidate or political party1 but we are here to promote the process that would lead to credible free and fair elections in nigeria and we hope to see credible election on saturday1 mr ketil karlsen the eu ambassador to nigeria said this at a news conference on friday in osogbo1 also speaking mr dominic williams the political councillor british high commission said the osun election would be a signal to the 2019 general elections1 williams said the eu would be watching to see how the election would be conducted and its impact on the 2019 general elections1 we want free fair and credible elections and we want candidates to show respect for the rule of the game and shun violence1 we also appeal to the more the 1.2 million people that have collected their permanent voter cards to come out en mass to vote williams said1 in his remarks mr david young deputy chief of mission united states embassy said the us was committed to transparent and credible elections in nigeria1 young said the eu would continue to support the process that would promote peaceful elections1 while commending inec for what it had done so far young urged the security agencies to be neutral in the election1