EU Observers Submit Interim Report to Jonathan

The European Union (EU) observers have submitted a preliminary report of their election monitoring exercise to President Goodluck Jonathan at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Santiago Fisas, EU chief observer mission for the 2015 election, who fielded questions from State House correspondents, after a closed door meeting with Jonathan, on Wednesday, however, declined to disclose the recommendations in the report. According to him, two recommendations were in it, while the final report would be presented to the in-coming administration in July.
Asked whether he had any advice on how elections could be conducted better than what obtained in the country, he said the report to be presented in July would address all that, adding, however, that the country had a choice to accept or reject such recommendations.
“I gave him (Jonathan) our preliminary report about the election. He was very happy and, of course, I will come back in July with the final statement at a press conference and to give it to the new President with our recommendations, as would be contained in the final report.
“That (recommendation on how to achieve improved elections) is contained in the report, so it is up to the Nigerian government to accept, or not accept the recommendations.