The former Nigerian Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has confirmed a meeting with a high-powered European Union delegation led by Barry Andrews, a member of the European Parliament.
Barry Andrews was the head of the EU- Election Observation Mission to Nigeria in the 2023 general elections.
Atiku in a post on his Facebook page on Friday said the meeting was part of an engagement regarding the future of Nigerian elections.
According to Atiku, the visit was a follow-up mission to see the level of implementation of a set of recommendations made by the team following the 2023 General elections.
He said expectations “are high that the Independent National Electoral Commission will urgently work with the National Assembly to give citizens election laws that guarantee transparent and credible elections, where every vote counts”.
“It is worrisome that two years down the line, we are yet to see indications that INEC is committed to an improved electoral process.
“Meanwhile, we shall continue to support efforts by CSOs, local and foreign Election Observations Missions (EOMs), including the EU-EOM, that will lead to genuine electoral reforms ahead of the 2027 General elections.
“We believe that only through credible elections shall we safeguard our democracy and recruit leaders that will ensure unity and economic prosperity of Nigeria”, Atiku said.
Atiku meets head of 2023 EU-Election observation Mission, other high-powered delegates