AFRIPOL.ORG IDEAS HAVE CONSEQUENCES
The statement from Senator Hillary Clinton’s Press Office reads:
"In the wake of the April Nigerian elections, which international and domestic observers have judged to be deeply flawed, opposition leaders have wisely decided to take their complaints to the courts, rather than to the streets. I urge both Nigerians and the greater international community to allow the legal process to continue to its conclusion, peacefully and patiently.
I, along with many of my colleagues in the United States Congress, was disappointed that the most recent test of Nigeria ’s democratic institutions—national elections—failed that country’s citizens. It is my hope that the judicial decisions regarding the outcome of these elections will be made expeditiously so that Nigerians from all political persuasions can move forward in their efforts to fully institutionalize the hallmarks of democratic governance, progress which I welcome and encourage. Nigeria is a country of great importance to the United States , and I hope that as Nigeria ’s democracy strengthens, so too will our bilateral relationship."
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is US Democratic Party Presidential contender for election 2008.