{"id":277312,"date":"2023-07-01T09:03:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T08:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=277312"},"modified":"2023-07-01T09:03:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T08:03:44","slug":"2023-polls-reports-in-local-media-more-credible-than-eu-mission-findings-says-falana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/07\/01\/2023-polls-reports-in-local-media-more-credible-than-eu-mission-findings-says-falana\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 polls: Reports in local media more credible than EU mission findings, says Falana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has stated that the final report of the European Union (EU) election observation mission in Nigeria on the 2023 polls can not be relied upon.<\/p>\n<p>This was made known on Friday by Falana while speaking in an interview on Channels Television.<\/p>\n<p>Falana said it smacks of colonial mentality for\u00a0 Nigerians to start celebrating or debating the EU mission report on the elections.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the EU mission on Tuesday presented its\u00a0report on the general election in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Barry Andrews, the chief observer, said the report was based on the analysis of compliance with Nigeria\u2019s regional and international commitments for democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/06\/28\/actionaid-urges-inec-to-improve-on-performance-in-upcoming-elections\/\">elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The observation team said the elections exposed enduring systemic weaknesses that needed to be corrected.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the development, the human rights lawyer said the reports by local media regarding the elections were \u201cmore credible\u201d than what the EU election <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/03\/14\/21-day-notice-observers-raise-alarm-over-secret-plans-by-apc-cabal-to-force-backdated-letter-on-inec\/\">observers<\/a> presented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very reluctant to speak about the report of the EU observers team because it smacks of colonial mentality for us in this age and time to be celebrating the report of the EU observers,\u201d Falana said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have found reports in the local media much more credible than the report of the EU. We should not waste our time debating what the EU observers found.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor instance, they were saying that about 97 people were killed. The local media have reported about 137 deaths and that has been confirmed by the human rights community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can count other areas that one cannot rely upon.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has stated that the final report of the European Union (EU) election observation mission in Nigeria on the 2023 polls can not be relied upon. This was made known on Friday by Falana while speaking in an interview on Channels Television. 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