..John Campbell’s Interference

Vanguard

25 April 2011

..John Campbell’s Interference

Editorial ..

JOHN Campbell, former American Ambassador to Nigeria has alleged that the presidential election was rigged in favour of President Goodluck Jonathan. His evidence for this serious allegation is the submission of the Civil Society Election.

Situation Room. Campbell calls it “a distinguished Nigerian civil organisation.”

Nigeria’s electoral laws have never foreseen elections that will meet everyone’s expectation of free, fair and credible elections, in the manner the world thought applied to America, until the rigging of Florida’s 25 electoral votes in the 2000 presidential election.

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At a time Nigerians are searching for solutions to post election violence, Campbell posts an article that states the election was rigged. We had expected that he would have had better evidence.

Campbell sounded triumphant about the riots. He had predicted the elections could affect Nigeria’s stability.  He believes that prediction is unfolding. He surely does not understand Nigeria.

To the credit of the candidates in the presidential election, they have called rioters to order.

They have decided to explore the law. They do not see the election results as religious, ethnic or sectional – things that Campbell emphasised.