The APC Presidential Campaign Organization (APCPCO) has welcomed the call by the United States for free and fair elections and non-violence in Nigeria next month.
In a statement signed by APCPCO’s Director of Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the Campaign said it fully identifies with Secretary of State John Kerry’s appeal to political parties to ensure free and fair and non-violent polls.
According to Shehu, all responsible politicians should support the objectives of free, fair and non-violent polls as advocated by the US government.
The statement, however, appealed to the Jonathan-led administration to show commitment to both principles.
Shehu also called on other members of the international community to show active interest in the attitude of the PDP administration to the issues of non-violence and free and fair elections.
He explained that the U.S. and other members of the international community should not leave the Jonathan administration to its devices or whims and caprices, adding that the government must be held to these commitments to avoid any hanky-panky during the elections.
On the US threat to deny visas to politicians who engage in electoral violence and malpractices, the APC Campaign said it fully endorsed the measure to serve as deterrence and give credibility to Nigeria’s democracy and electoral system.