They warned politicians not to undermine the independence of INEC saying that their observations so far showed that there has been no evidence of systemic manipulation of the process.
According to them, any plans to change the results will contravene the letter and spirit of the Abuja Accord, to which both major parties committed themselves.
“The Governments of the United States and the United Kingdom would be very concerned by any attempts to undermine the independence of the Electoral Commission (INEC), or its Chairman, Prof Jega; or in any way distort the expressed will of the Nigerian people. Our governments welcome the largely peaceful vote on March 28. The Nigerian people have shown a commendable determination to register their vote and choose their leaders,” the statement said.
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