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President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has assured the
international community that next year's general elections in Nigeria
will be conducted in accordance with global best practices to further
strengthen the country's democratic institutions.
A statement signed and sent to SHOWBIZPLUSng by Presidential
Spokesman, Reuben Abati, stated that at separate meetings with the United
Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki Moon and the British Prime Minister, Mr.
David Cameron before leaving New York late Wednesday, President Jonathan
reaffirmed his personal commitment to making elections in Nigeria progressively
better, freer and more credible.
“The President said that in keeping with his administration's
dedication to openness and transparency in the conduct of public affairs,
international observers will be allowed to freely monitor the 2015 elections
and affirm that the elections are as free, fair and credible as his
administration has promised.”
Abati further stated that Jonathan thanked Mr.
Ban Ki Moon and Mr. Cameron for their continuing support for Nigeria's effort
to curb terrorism, insurgency and violent extremism within its borders. The
statement added that the Federal Government will welcome even more assistance
from Britain especially in the areas of intelligence sharing, anti- terrorism
training and defence logistics.
Meanwhile, at a later meeting with the
Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Margaret Chan,
President Jonathan expressed Nigeria's appreciation of the support it received
from WHO for the successful containment of the Ebola Virus Disease.
Affirming that Nigeria was now Ebola-free, President Jonathan
called for greater international support to ensure that the virus is also
eradicated in other West Africa countries that it continues to ravage.
"Nigeria is free of the virus now but we know that to be
permanently free from it, we must remain vigilant and work with WHO and
the international community to eradicate it completely from our sub-region and
forestall the possibility of its re-emergence on our shores through
migration," he told Dr. Chan.
President Jonathan also assured her that in spite of
hindrances by insurgents, terrorists and violent extremists, the Federal
Government remained fully committed to eradicating polio from Nigeria in the
shortest possible time.
Also, Dr. Chan and Mr. Ban Ki Moon seized the opportunity of
their meeting with President Jonathan to commend his exemplary leadership
on Nigeria's successful effort to stop the spreading of the Ebola Virus.
1 comment:
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