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\nHe called on all Nigerians to ensure successful Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections on March 9.<\/p>\n
The United States, U.S, has congratulated Nigeria on its successful presidential election, and President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election.<\/p>\n
U.S. Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, in a statement, noted the assessments of international and domestic observer missions affirming the overall credibility of the election.<\/p>\n
Pompeo said the United States\u2019 assessment was \u201cin spite of localised violence and irregularities\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nHe called on all Nigerians to ensure successful Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections on March 9.<\/p>\n
Pompeo said: \u201cThe United States congratulates the people of Nigeria on a successful presidential election, and President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe commend all those Nigerians who participated peacefully in the election and condemn those whose acts of violence harmed Nigerians and the electoral process.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe note the assessments of international and domestic observer missions affirming the overall credibility of the election, despite localised violence and irregularities.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also congratulate all the other candidates for their peaceful participation in the electoral process.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe call on all Nigerians to ensure successful state elections next week.<\/p>\n
\u201cGoing forward, the United States remains committed to working together with Nigeria to achieve greater peace and prosperity for both our nations.\u201d<\/p>\n
The presidential election, held on February 23, saw Buhari poll 15,191,847 votes and his closest challenger, People\u2019s Democratic Party\u2019s candidate and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar garner 11,255,978 votes to emerge the runner-up.<\/p>\n
Buhari, who was declared re-elected by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, also won in 19 states, to defeat other 72 candidates including Atiku, who won 17 states and the Federal Capital Territory, to occupy the second position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The United States, U.S, has congratulated Nigeria on its successful presidential election, and President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election. U.S. Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, in a statement, noted the assessments of international and domestic observer missions affirming the overall credibility of the election. Pompeo said the United States\u2019 assessment was \u201cin spite of localised […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,28,14],"tags":[38,204,65,177,373],"class_list":["post-5628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-news","category-homepage-english","category-policy","tag-election","tag-government","tag-pdp","tag-politics","tag-us"],"yoast_head":"\n