President Goodluck Jonathan has made it known that the May 29 hand over that will be held in high esteem and will not be changed. Speaking at a meeting with the United States of America, USA, Secretary of State, John Kerry. Jonathan said that the date is ‘sacrosanct’. Jonathan also addressed the issue of the call by the National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to postpone the election for three months to ensure the distribution of outstanding 30 million Permanent Voters’ Cards, PVCs, to their owners all over the country. According to a statement signed by Jonathan, the Federal Government said it will provide all the necessary resources for the elections to hold without hassles. Jonathan also said that “Nigeria is strongly committed to building the multinational task force to fight Boko Haram in partnership with Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Benin Republic under the auspices of the Lake Chad Basin Commission.” “Nigeria is a vibrant democracy and the largest trading partner of the US in Africa, with more than $18 billion in bilateral trade. Our countries and peoples share a mutual admiration for each other and a deep commitment to freedom, democracy and human rights.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 20:09:07 +0000
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