wait for almost 5o minutes<\/strong><\/span><\/a> until his identity was verified.<\/p>\nOpposition supporters in River State have also protested what they call irregularities in the voting process and the Nigerian Electoral Commission office in the region was set ablaze.<\/p>\n
There have also been reports of sporadic violence across the country, however, President Jonathan stated the violence was not related to the elections.<\/p>\n
“The war against terrorists is going on, voting or no voting,” he said. “There was a conflict, kind of a crossfire, between soldiers and terrorists that had nothing to do with the elections.”<\/p>\n
And the international observers, including the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and\u00a0the head of the delegation\u00a0from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), John Kufuor.<\/p>\n
The UN Secretary general described the process as\u00a0“largely peaceful and orderly” in a statement.<\/p>\n
He acknowledged the “determination and resilience” of Nigerian voters to come out and take part in the process despite the threat posed by Militant Islamist group Boko Haram\u00a0and\u00a0urged voters to maintain a “peaceful atmosphere and to exercise patience.”<\/p>\n
On his part, the former Ghanaian president John Kufuor described the process as”quite peaceful, orderly and credible”.<\/p>\n
Analysts have said the election, being contested between Jonathan and General Mahamudu Buhari is the closest since Nigeria returned to democratic rule.<\/p>\n
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By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n
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