2019: We’re Not Supporting Buhari, Atiku – British Govt

Ahead of the 2019 presidential election, the British Government has stated that it has no candidate it is supporting.

The Political Adviser to the country’s Deputy British High Commissioner, Mr Wale Adebajo, said this while speaking at a one-day dialogue programme tagged: ‘Enhancing Electoral Participation of PWDs in 2019 General Elections’.

According to him, the British government is not supporting incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari nor the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar or any other candidate in the election.

Adebajo further called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ensure that Peoples Living with Disabilities (PWDs) easily participate in the elections.

“When we pointed out in the Ondo governorship election the need to make the PWDs more inclusive in our elections, INEC responded positively to our response by establishing desk officers in INEC offices to take care of the PWDs. This to us was a signal of INEC’s commitment to improving access to electoral system.

“We want to clear the air that the British government is not supporting any candidate in the election. We are neutral when it comes to election in Nigeria,” he said.