{"id":257146,"date":"2023-03-22T06:34:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T05:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=257146"},"modified":"2023-03-22T06:34:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T05:34:53","slug":"nigeria-governorship-election-was-filled-with-violent-voter-intimidation-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/03\/22\/nigeria-governorship-election-was-filled-with-violent-voter-intimidation-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria Governorship Election Was Filled With Violent Voter Intimidation \u2013 US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The US government claimed on Tuesday that the governorship and state assembly elections held on March 18, 2023, were marred by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/12\/06\/2023-tinubu-speaks-on-electoral-violence-intimidation\/\">violent voter intimidation<\/a> and suppression.<\/p>\n<p>This was stated by the US diplomatic mission in Nigeria in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>According to the US diplomatic mission, its members witnessed some of these incidents firsthand while watching the elections in Lagos and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The statement reads;<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>The United States is deeply troubled by the disturbing acts of violent voter intimidation and suppression that took place during those polls in Lagos, Kano, and other states.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The use of ethnically charged rhetoric before, during, and after the gubernatorial election in Lagos was particularly concerning.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The United States is deeply troubled by the disturbing acts of violent voter intimidation and suppression that took place during the March 18 polls in Lagos, Kano, and other states. <br \/>Read the Press Statement on the March 18 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NigeriaElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NigeriaElections<\/a> \u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GDNonijpn9\">https:\/\/t.co\/GDNonijpn9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mYv9nE4YG\">pic.twitter.com\/9mYv9nE4YG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Mission Nigeria (@USinNigeria) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USinNigeria\/status\/1638180531467866113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The US urged Nigerian authorities to hold accountable and prosecute anyone found to have ordered or carried out efforts to intimidate voters and suppress voting during the election.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It added;<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>The United States likewise will consider all available actions, including additional visa restrictions, on individuals believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the democratic process in Nigeria.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The United States renews its call for any challenges to election results to go through established legal processes, which must not be interfered with.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GDNonijpn9\">https:\/\/t.co\/GDNonijpn9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Mission Nigeria (@USinNigeria) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USinNigeria\/status\/1638180540691144704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It also renewed its call for any challenges to election results to go through established legal processes, which must not be interfered with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US government claimed on Tuesday that the governorship and state assembly elections held on March 18, 2023, were marred by violent voter intimidation and suppression. 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