Mr Ben Llewelyn-Jones, British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, has urged Nigerians to respect the electoral process.
Llewellyn-Jones gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
He urged politicians to resolve their grievances in a peaceful manner and avoid heating the polity and inciting violence.
“My advice to politicians in the upcoming elections is that they should respect the process as the new technology is there to ensure that people can vote and that must be respected.