Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the United States’ ambassador to the United Nations, has stated that the US does not have a preferred candidate for Nigeria’s presidential election in 2023.
Nigerians will vote for a new president on Saturday, February 25.
“The United States does not support any individual candidate for office. Free and fair elections in Nigeria help create a freer and fairer world for everyone.
“We are invested in your success. Our shared democratic futures depend on it,” Thomas-Greenfield said in a video message.
The US government also urged Nigerians to use the general election to express themselves.
“This election matters—not only to Nigerians, but to the rest of the world,” said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
“The Nigerian people have a friend and partner in the United States of America.”
