The United States government has thrown its weight behind the Independent National Electoral Commission to use the Permanent Voter Cards and the smart card readers in the March 28 and April 11 elections.
The introduction of the PVC and the SCR
for use in the 2015 general elections has been a subject of hot debate
and litigation in the country.
The American government conveyed its approval of the card readers through Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday.
Biden spoke with Nigerian President
Goodluck Jonathan, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and the
presidential candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress, Maj.
Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on the forthcoming election, a statement
on Thursday by the US embassy in Nigeria indicated.
The US Vice President commended
President Jonathan and Buhari for signing the Abuja Peace Accord in
mid-January, describing it as a show of their commitment to non-violence
throughout the election process.
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