ECOWAS, AU and the UN call on all candidates, political parties and indeed all Nigerians to continue to exercise patience, calm and restraint
DAKAR, Senegal, TUE, FEBRUARY 26 2019-theG&BJournal- ECOWAS, African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) put out a statement today calling on all actors involved in the February 23 presidential election to play by the Constitution and relevant laws of Nigeria in seeking redress to their grievances.
The international bodies said that their attention has been drawn to the rejection of the results of the presidential election of 23 February, 2019 by one of the participating political parties, even as they are still in the process of being released.
‘’ECOWAS, AU and the UN call on all candidates, political parties and indeed all Nigerians to continue to exercise patience, calm and restraint, in order to allow for the full results of the election to be released by the Independent National Elections Commission (INEC),’’ they urged.
‘’At the conclusion of the process, all aggrieved parties and persons are encouraged to resort to legal means to seek redress, in accordance with the Constitution and relevant laws of Nigeria, and as previously agreed in the Peace Accord of 13 February, 2019,’’ they urged in the statement.-APO Group.
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