The US expressed its views about the election in a statement on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
The statement said the elections appeared to have had significant operational improvements, as polling stations opened early and election materials arrived on time, but the widespread violence and intimidation of voters in Lagos, Kano and other states marred the exercise.
In the statement titled “Nigeria carried out the second round of its electoral process with gubernatorial and state assembly elections on March 18”, the US threatened to sanction perpetrators of election violence in Nigeria.
