The British High Commission in
Nigeria has made it clear that the recent visit of the British Prime Minister,
Theresa May, is not an endorsement of President Muhammadu Buhari or any other
candidate.
Laura Beaufils, the British
Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, said this in her address, at an
interactive session organised for journalists by the commission in Lagos.
Beaufils also restated the UK
government’s commitment to spending £47.4million on Deepening Democracy in
Nigeria Programme Phase 2 (DDiN2).
Speaking on UK’s role in
deepening democracy in partnership with Nigeria, she insisted that the British
government had no intention to influence the outcome of the 2019 general
election.
“It is important to stress that
the recent visit of the Prime Minister, Theresa May, to Nigeria was not an
endorsement of support for the president or any candidate in the election next
year,” Beaufils said.
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