Voting Archives | U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Nigeria

Statement on the Postponement of the Nigerian Elections

The U.S. Embassy fully supports the joint statement by the heads of the ECOWAS and other international election observation missions on the postponement of the February 16 Nigerian elections. We join in encouraging all Nigerians to ensure a free, fair, peaceful, and credible election by supporting the Independent National Electoral Commission while it finalizes electoral ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 16 February, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: Democracy, Election, Nigeria, Statement, Voting

OSUN RESULT – JOINT EU, UK, US STATEMENT

Delegations from the Missions of the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States observed the voting in the Osun State re-run election on September 27. We once again commend the vast majority of the voters in the state for exercising their democratic rights peacefully. In contrast to our overall findings on the vote ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 29 September, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Democracy, Election, Osun, Voting

Message for U.S. Citizens: Voting in 2018 U.S. Elections

Your vote counts! Did you know that many U.S. elections for house and senate seats have been decided by a margin smaller than the number of ballots cast by absentee voters? All states are required to count every absentee ballot as long as it is valid and reaches local election officials by the absentee ballot ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 31 January, 2018 | Topics: Alert, Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: FVAP, Voting

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