US speaks on Nigeria's 2019 Presidential election

The US said it would support Nigeria's
democracy
- It promised to help in achieving a free
and fair election in 2019
- It insisted that it would not endorse any
candidate for presidency
The United States of America has spoken
concerning Nigeria’s 2019 presidential
election saying the country has not
endorsed any candidate.
According to report, this was said by
John Sullivan who is the US Deputy
Secretary of State during the closing
ceremony of the US-Nigeria Bi-national
Commission in Abuja.
He said the President Donald Trump
administration is in support of the
Nigerian people and its democracy and
would therefore assist in the country
getting a free and fair election.
He said: “What we want to do, is to
ensure to the extent that we can assist,
free and fair elections and we won’t pick
those candidates.
“We won’t pick any candidate, we won’t
endorse any candidate, we want to
support the Nigerian people and
democracy in Nigeria.”
Sullivan said the US would support the
Nigerian people and not any candidate
for 2019 election.
He said: “Any statement by the United
States, in the events of the 2019
elections, would be in support of the
Nigerian people and democracy in
Nigeria and not in support of any
particular candidate.
“We want free and fair elections, we are
not picking candidates, the Nigerian
people should pick their candidates and
choose among them and make the final
choice for themselves.”
Meanwhile, Governor Rochas Okorocha
of Imo said that only two politicians are
against President Muhammadu Buhari
contesting for presidency in 2019 and
urged them to change their minds.
Vanguard reports that the Imo state
governor spoke at the government
House, Owerri, when members of
Democratic Youth Congress (DYC) for
Buhari paid him a visit.
Okorocha said he was confident that he
would win if he contests for president
but said he chose to step down because
of President Buhari.