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February 23, 2019
TheChief Observer, European Union, EU, Election Observation Mission, Maria Arena,says Nigerians are happy to vote their next leaders at the Presidential andNational Assembly general elections.
Shesaid this while briefing newsmen after observing the election process at apolling unit in Abuja on Saturday.
Arenasaid that it was important to vote freely. She added that they have seen a lotof Nigerians who are happy to vote and given an opportunity to vote theirleaders.
Shecommended the active involvement of women, based on the number she saw at thepolling units, adding that it was important to have more women in the electoralprocess.
Onher impression about the election process, she said that she could not give apersonal opinion, as there was a long term observation
mission which would come up with a report on observations at the end of theprocess.
Arenasaid that the mission has 90 observers all over the country and that themission has been collecting information on the election since January.