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Successful Elections, Good for Nigeria’s Reputation – PRCAN

By on May 1, 2011

The Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria has congratulated Nigerians and their government for the successful
conduct of the 2011 general elections and for the sustenance of elections four times in a row since the return of civil democracy in 1999.

PRCAN said the success of the elections owed to non-partisan leadership provided by President Goodluck Jonathan and INEC
Chairman, Prof Attahiru Jega, as well as strong citizen participation in the elections.  The association urged winners to embrace losers and the losers to accept the verdict of the electorate.

In a statement signed by its President, Dr. Phil Osagie, and Vice President, Mr. Chido Nwakanma, PRCAN said the success of
the elections is a boost to the reputation of Nigeria and “would enhance perceptions of Nigeria in the comity of nations.”

In addition to calling on the victors to immediately set to work, PRCAN urged President Goodluck Jonathan to tackle the fallouts from the elections.

“The Federal Government has a particular challenge of healing the wounds arising from these elections and ensuring that
it carries along with the rest of Nigeria’s disaffected communities and people as well as those who lost their relations and were injured by protesters. Government must immediately set the country back to work, after nearly a year of politics-induced inertia, in order to send the right signals to local and foreign stakeholders of Nigeria,” it stated.

Reflecting on the election results, the association recalled the defeat of elected officials deemed to have performed below par and the overwhelming vote of confidence in re-electing those public officers considered as performers.

“As practice improves performance, we believe that sustenance of this democratic system will enthrone the culture of accountability and performance in elected officials,” PRCAN further stated.

It also congratulated President Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo on their success at the polls, particularly for winning a broad national mandate.

Source : Thisday