The African Union and Economic Community of West African States Observation Missions have appealed to Nigerians to shun any acts that may trigger post-election violence in the country.
The Leader of the AU delegation and former Kenya president, Uhuru Kenyatta, and former President Ernest Koroma of Sierra Leone, and leader of the ECOWAS delegation made the call while briefing the media on the preliminary report of the elections on Monday.
Koroma said both missions would continue to involve stakeholders, Independent National Electoral Commission officials, and political parties until the electoral process is concluded.
He said, “We appeal to Nigerians to remain peaceful and calm, listen to the official sources of dissemination of results, and do not listen to the general social media platforms They can disinformation and cause problems.
“That is why as the AU and ECOWAS, beyond observation, we have now been transformed into a preventive diplomacy engagement.
“And we will continue to engage the stakeholders, INEC, stakeholders, and political parties until the whole process is concluded and there is a peaceful transition to a new leadership.
“We urge Nigerians to complete a process started in an encouraging manner.”
