International 2023 elections in Nigeria: We'll guarantee the security of Ghanaians there, says Ghana's High Commissioner
Paa Kwesi Schandorf, source
9:07 p.m., February 26, 2023
Rashid Bawa, Ghana's High Commissioner to Nigeria, has said that his office will take steps to safeguard the safety of Ghanaians living in the country of West Africa.
The country's elections have officially concluded, and the results are currently being tallied.
While what has largely been seen as a very calm election, there have been isolated instances of unrest in a few voting locations across the nation.
On The Probe/Nigeria Decides on JoyNews on Sunday, Mr. Bawa remarked, "But Ghanaians in that country will be protected from damage."
"A Ghanaian has not been involved in any incidents to date. But because it's so fluid, we're still keeping an eye on things. We are not letting up until the results of the elections are announced and things are back to normal.
From Maiduguri to the River States, "We're in contact with practically all of the associations across the federation. He assured the host, Emefa Apawu, that he hoped there would be no issues at this time.
"We want to reassure Ghanaians who have relatives here that everything is being done to safeguard their safety during this time," he continued.
Rashid Bawa claims that the preliminary findings gathered by the nation's electoral management authority do not surprise him.
Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is in the lead according to results from Ekiti state, which were earlier announced by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC).
In response to the slow-moving results on JoyNews, Mr. Bawa hesitantly stated that he is not surprised by the current result.
I don't want to talk about it much, but I'm not shocked. It's anticipated. If you consider the source of the results," he remarked.
"In reality, Nigeria is split into geographical zones. The North, the South-South, and the South-West are available. Igbos make up the majority in the South-South.
"The Youba are from the South-West. The Hausa and Hausa Fulani live in the North. There are now three front-runners for these important tribes. Every candidate, no matter where he comes from, has his strengths, he said.
The candidate from the North receives the majority of the votes, Mr. Bawa added, "so when you look at most of the results, if it's the North that's dropping in."
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