The European Union Election Observation Mission to Nigeria yesterday said it has no interest in seeing a particular candidate or party wins the general elections.

The Chief Observer, Maria Arena, told newsmen at a press conference in Abuja that the mission’s mandate was only to collect information concerning the electoral process and make recommendations.

She said, “We are not interested in the outcome of the elections; we have no interest in seeing this or that candidate or party win. We are here to observe if the electoral process was conducted in a transparent and credible manner.

“We are completely independent in our conclusions. We are independent of the EU Delegation, EU member states, and all EU institutions. We come as a fresh pair of eyes, looking just at the election process.”

Arena said the mission’s observers abide by a Code of Conduct, which insists “we maintain strict neutrality in the course of our work, and we do not interfere in the election process.”


https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/we-have-no-interest-in-who-wins-2019-polls-eu-observers.html

OK