Britain commends resolution of electoral disputes through Court pronouncements.

The United Kingdom has commended political parties' recourse to the Jusdiciary to settle disputes arising from the conduct of the 2023 general elections.he British High Commission to Nigeria, Dr Richard Montgomery, gave the commendation on Tuesday at a meeting with the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress.

He said:' We have discussed a number of the legal issues present in the political domain at federal and state level. And it's important for us as a diplomatic mission to understand how those processes are playing out. And they are very admiring of the way that Nigeria is using the courts to settle disputes of elections at every level when they occur. And we appreciate that process.'

Speaking on the forthcoming off-season governorship elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states, Mr. Montgomery said the United Kingdom would take more than passing interest in the November election in the three states.

'Your Excellency and distinguished members of the National Working Committee. It's a great pleasure to meet you. And thank you for the introduction of myself and my team. Your Excellency, I want to start by giving you my congratulations on your appointment as the chairman of this great national party.

'And as I explained in our private meeting earlier, I as British High Commissioner have a role to understand the politics of this great country and to engage with the political parties to understand both the priorities and the challenges and opportunities of the political process in Nigeria so that I can understand your great country better and explain it to my ministers back in London and so it's been a great pleasure to come and call on you give you my personal congratulations but also understand your perspectives on a number of issues. '

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