BY VICTORIA OJEME

ABUJA—Ahead of the 2015 general election, the European Union yesterday said it was willing to provide electoral observation mission to guarantee transparency of the poll, noting this will create confidence in the body polity.
EU Managing Director for Africa, Dr. Nicholas Westcott, who addressed  reporters in Abuja, argued  that 2015 general elections would be very important to the evolution of the country’s democracy.

According to him, the international community wants the elections to be transparent, honest, open, credible and peaceful.
Westcott said the EU was prepared to help the country build a robust democratic institutions.
He said: “We are keen to help the people of Nigeria in building robust democratic institutions in which difference of views can be resolved peacefully without resort to violence.

“The forthcoming elections here in Nigeria will be a very important step in the evolution of Nigeria’s democracy. I think all the people of Nigeria and the international community want this elections to be transparent, honest, and credible and peaceful so that everybody will see they can participate for their vote to be counted and accept the outcome in whatever majority it may be.”