Expect A Free And Fair Election In 2015 — Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Nigerians that the 2015 general elections would be better organized than the 2011 election, dismissing fears that it will be crisis pact.
The president stated this while speaking at a new year reception for Diplomatic Corps in Nigeria, while also calling for international support for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

In his address, Jonathan intimated the diplomats on preparations towards the 2015 general elections, assuring them of his determination to achieve a free and fair election.

He said, “The general elections will take place early next year but the processes that will lead to the elections will commence this year. Parties will select their candidates through primaries this year, campaigns will commence this year, so this year will be full of activities. And I know that there is some apprehension with the elections.


“Let me reassure you that the general election that will come up next year will be better than the elections you witnessed in 2011. As we progress into the year, some of these tensions will come down.

“At the beginning of the electoral processes in most countries, especially developing nations, tensions use to be quite high even in developed countries. That is what we are witnessing now, but all these will come down. We will make sure that we maintain peace and security and that elections are conducted in the manner that will be seen as free and fair by everybody”, he said.

He told the diplomats that “I am placing before you to communicate to your organisations and countries that we still need your assistance to make sure that the INEC conducts elections that are even better than the ones they did in 2011.”

On the forthcoming national conference, the president said it was necessary since Nigerians feel that the 1999 Constitution that was midwifed by the military was not properly and fully deliberated upon.

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