March 03, (THEWILL) – United States Republican Senator, Jim Risch, has criticised the American Government for accepting the results of Nigeria’s presidential elections held on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
THEWILL had reported that the United States through its State Department Spokesman, Ned Price, congratulated Nigeria and Tinubu on the success of the polls.
Although Price acknowledged the discontent among some Nigerians over the validity of the results but said the competitive election represents a new period for Nigerian politics and democracy.
But Risch, a ranking member of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, from Idaho, in a statement, said the poll was “widely viewed as deeply flawed by election observers and many Nigerians,” noting that “It is disappointing to see the administration rush to embrace the result while the full picture of what occurred during this electoral process is yet to be seen.
“I’ve expressed similar concerns related to other areas of our relationship with the Nigerian Government. I worry this rush to judgement will undermine our ability to be an effective partner to all Nigerians, especially given their long-standing desire for democracy.
“With Nigeria heading into state-level elections in just a few days, it is important that the United States be more concerned with supporting the Nigerian people and their democratic aspirations than embracing the Nigerian Government.”
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