Days of Manipulating Elections are Gone - GEJ.

President Goodluck Jonathan declared, Monday, in Washington DC that the days when a few politicians, acting in concert with their hirelings and thugs, can hijack voters cards and other electoral materials, and manipulate the outcome of elections to their personal advantage are gone forever in Nigeria.

Speaking at a meeting with Nigerian professionals in the United States, President Jonathan said that he remained fully committed to keeping the promise he made in 2011 that he will do everything possible to ensure that the elections in Nigeria become very free, fair and credible.

The President assured the gathering that in keeping with that pledge, the Federal Government will take all necessary steps to ensure that no individual, group or political party is able to thwart the legitimate choice of genuine voters in Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State. “I promise you that the Osun governorship elections will be very free, fair and credible,” President Jonathan told the gathering.