Ignore EU report on 2023 elections, Tinubu tells Nigerians

President Bola Tinubu, Sunday told Nigerians to ignore the report by the European Unions Electoral Observer Mission on the 2023 general elections.

The president described the final report as a product of a poorly done desk job that relied heavily on few persons.

The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) had faulted the just-concluded 2023 elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC).

The group, specifically said the elections did not ensure a well-run transparent, and inclusive democratic process as assured by INEC.

Reaction in a statement issued by Mr. Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, with the title, “We reject European Union’s conclusions on 2023 general elections,” said a minority group could not have concluded that the 2023 elections were marred by irregularities.

“Some notable bodies like the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, and even the electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, have commended the conduct and outcome of the election.

“Sometimes in May, we alerted the nation, through a press statement to the plan by a continental multi-lateral institution to discredit the 2023 general elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

“The main target was the presidential election, clearly and fairly won by the then candidate of All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“While we did not mention the name of the organisation in the said statement, we made it abundantly clear to Nigerians how this foreign institution had been unrelenting in its assault on the credibility of the electoral process, the sovereignty of our country and on our ability as a people to organise ourselves.

“We find it preposterous and unconscionable that in this day and age, any foreign organisation of whatever hue can continue to insist on its own yardstick and assessment as the only way to determine the credibility and transparency of our elections,” the statement added.