UK Government Addresses Nigerian Voters On Forthcoming General Elections

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Cateriona Lang, has urged eligible Nigerian voters to pick up their Permanent Voters Card to exercise their voting right in the 2023 general elections.

The United Kingdom envoy said this in a 27-second video posted on the commission verified Twitter handle on Friday, encouraging Nigerians to exercise their voting right.

She said; "The 2023 election is fast approaching and I will like to encourage every eligible Nigerian voter to go pick up their PVC to exercise your voting right.

"Remember the deadline is Sunday 29th, so hurry now to enable you participate in democratic process on election day," she added.

Ahead of #NigeriaDecides2023, listen to the message from our High Commissioner @CatrionaLaing1 on PVC collection which ends this Sunday. pic.twitter.com/OIf4EMw4mO

— UK in Nigeria🇬🇧🇳🇬 (@UKinNigeria) January 27, 2023

Cateriona Laing had in November 2022 said the United Kingdom, like the rest of the international community, would be watching the 2023 general elections in Nigeria very closely.

This, she explained, was because of the important position occupied by Nigeria in Africa and the rest of the world.

Laing, who stated this during a meeting with the National Working Committee, NWC, of Peoples Democratic Party, at the PDP National Secretariat, Abuja, yesterday,  said:  “This election is very important to Africa and the rest of the world, so the spotlight will be on Nigeria and the UK will be watching closely.

“We engage in so many ways, we have spoken with INEC, civil societies, we don’t support any political party, it is for the people of Nigeria to decide who will lead them at the federal level and state levels.  In that spirit, we are meeting all the main political parties.

“I met with the chairman in February, this is our second meeting and I will be meeting all the other chairs of the main political parties.”