U.S To Sanction Those Found Culpable Of Undermining 2023 Polls
The United States mission in Nigeria says it will consider “all available actions” against those who undermined the just-concluded elections in the country.
In a statement on Tuesday, the US said “it is deeply disturbed” by cases of voter intimidation and use of ethnically charged rhetoric during the gubernatorial and house of assembly elections held on March 18.
It also called on the federal government and other relevant agencies to ensure those that aided voter suppression are brought to book.
“The United States is deeply troubled by the disturbing acts of violent voter intimidation and suppression that took place during those polls in Lagos, Kano, and other states,” the statement reads.
Members of the U.S. diplomatic mission observed the elections in Lagos and elsewhere and...