The British Deputy High Commissioner in Nigeria, Gill Lever, has said that Britain does not have any preferred candidate in the 2027 general elections in Nigeria.
Lever made this clarification on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to Kwara State governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, at Government House, Ilorin.
The envoy reiterated that the British government would not interfere in the conduct of the elections, stressing that her country would be interested in free, peaceful and credible elections.
According to him, the British government would support free, peaceful and credible election in Nigeria next year
“Downing Street has no favourite political party and will not be seen interfering in local political matters.
“We all want to see elections that are peaceful, that are inclusive, that are credible, with space for participation, with respect for institutions.
“The British government, as you’ll understand, is entirely neutral. We do not favour one party or another, and we would never be in the business of telling Nigerian people how to vote.
“But peaceful and credible elections, of course, are not only a democratic objective. This is not only about the Commonwealth values and the values of democracy that we’ve long shared, they’re also an economic objective or imperative as well,” the envoy said.
