2023 Presidential Election: US Reacts To Tinubu’s Victory

2023 Presidential Election: US Reacts To Tinubu’s Victory

The United States congratulated Nigeria on the election of ruling party presidential candidate Bola Tinubu, while calling for calm amid allegations of voter fraud and technical glitches.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the election aftermath with his Nigerian counterpart, Geoffrey Onyeama, on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in New Delhi on Thursday, according to aides.

A State Department spokesman congratulated “President-elect Tinubu,” who was declared the winner of the February 25 elections in Africa’s most populous democracy, on Wednesday.

“This competitive election represents a new period for Nigerian politics and democracy,” Ned Price told reporters Wednesday.

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Price acknowledged some Nigerians’ dissatisfaction with the results, as at least one opposition figure has promised to contest the outcome.

“We understand that many Nigerians and some of the parties have expressed frustration about the manner in which the process was conducted,” he said.

“Nigerians are clearly within their rights to have such concerns and should have high expectations for their electoral process,” Price said, urging political leaders to register their concerns through established legal “mechanisms.”

According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, Tinubu, the ruling All Progressives Congress candidate, received 8.8 million votes, while the main opposition candidates, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, received 6.9 million and 6.1 million votes, respectively.

Nigerian officials had hoped new biometric voter identification technology would make the election the cleanest yet, but malfunctions, long delays and slow results have fueled the accusations of fraud.

“We call on all parties to refrain from violence or inflammatory rhetoric at this critical time,” Price said.

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