The United States Government has repeated its stance about Nigeria’s upcoming 2023 general elections that it will impose visa limitation on politicians who stir up violence by intruding with democratic action.
United State has once ssupported the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC),
The United State of America had previously supported the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) decision to implement the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and electronic transmission of results.
Rolf Olson, Political Counsellor at the United State Embassy in Nigeria who spoke on behalf of the United State Government in Abuja on Monday, , insisted that the United State Government does not have a candidate for the 2023 elections.
Olson said, “It never stopped to amaze me how often we see comments, claims, and assertions from people in social and traditional media about what our supposed objectives are in the elections, which candidate or party we favour.
“In reality, the United States does not support any party or individual candidate in this election cycle (or for that matter, in any other upcoming election).
Our interest is to support transparent and credible elections that reflect the will of Nigerian voter, in a process that is conducted peacefully. Individuals seeking to threaten the democratic process may be found ineligible for visas to the United States.”
