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While hosting members of the Diplomatic Community to a New Year cocktail at the Presidential Villa, President Goodluck Jonathan assured the international community that the 2015 elections would be peaceful, free and fair.
The President said, "I know that one thing that must be agitating the minds of diplomats that are here and the heads of your government is the next general elections in this country. The general elections will take place early next year, but the processes that will lead to the elections will commence this year.
"Parties will select their candidate through primaries this year, campaigns will commence this year, so this year will be full of activities and I know that there is some apprehension with the elections. I do not know the kind of correspondences that you have been dispatching to your own countries about that, but let me reassure you that the election this year will even be better than in 2011.
"Let me reassure you that the general elections that will come up next year will be better than the elections you witnessed in 2011.
President Jonathan also used the opportunity too solicit the help of the International community in the forthcoming elections.
The President said, "I know that one thing that must be agitating the minds of diplomats that are here and the heads of your government is the next general elections in this country. The general elections will take place early next year, but the processes that will lead to the elections will commence this year.
"Parties will select their candidate through primaries this year, campaigns will commence this year, so this year will be full of activities and I know that there is some apprehension with the elections. I do not know the kind of correspondences that you have been dispatching to your own countries about that, but let me reassure you that the election this year will even be better than in 2011.
"Let me reassure you that the general elections that will come up next year will be better than the elections you witnessed in 2011.
President Jonathan also used the opportunity too solicit the help of the International community in the forthcoming elections.
