UK High Commissioner, Greg Quinn says there is no evidence to support new allegations made today by the PPP/C of irregularities in Monday’s elections.
Quinn’s statement follows another by the US Embassy standing by its assessment that Monday’s elections were free and fair.
The statement follows:
BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER STATEMENT TO THE PRESS
We continue to believe that what we observed on Election Day was a free, fair and credible process.
We (and our colleagues in other Observer Missions) investigated several complaints which were highlighted to us on Election Day. We found nothing that we believe would materially affect any result.
We note the allegations made by the PPP/C but have found no evidence to support them. Nor have we been given any. We remain confident in GECOM’s ability to deliver an accurate result and urge them to produce a final tally as soon as possible. We also urge all to continue to exercise patience, support the work of GECOM, and respect its final result.
We would like to remind the parties of the commitments they made in signing the Code of Conduct for Political Parties and encourage them to abide by its provisions.
Greg Quinn
British High Commissioner
