Jesusegun AlagbeThe United Kingdom says it will deploy more than 100 observers across 15 states for the elections in Nigeria. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Catriona Laing, said this on Tuesday while discussing the UK’s efforts to support free, fair and credible elections in the country. Laing said the UK respected Nigeria’s sovereignty and would help it to strengthen its democracy. This is why we will be deploying over 100 observers covering 15 states to support observer missions from the European Union, United States Diplomatic Mission in Nigeria and other local observers. “We are confident that many things have been put in place since 2015 to strengthen the process.

Source: Punch February 12, 2019 12:56 UTC