Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is in Nigeria watching the presidential elections as an international observer.
Abrams, who infamously cast doubt on the 2018 gubernatorial election in the Peach State, spoke with Al Jazeera English on Saturday and described her feelings on the election, saying there was “strong enthusiasm” at the polling stations.
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“Despite a slow start, we have seen orderly lines, we have seen long lines, signaling strong enthusiasm. But we have also seen a great deal of cooperation and a very peaceful conversation among voters. They want to be heard, and they are willing to stand in line and have patience because they know that’s their path to progress,” Abrams said.
She also told NPR that the elections were critical in Nigeria and for the African continent, saying that “as goes Nigeria, so goes so much of the question of the future.”
The election in the African country has been hotly contested and has taken days for results to come in. The main opposition parties have called for new elections after claiming results were “heavily doctored and manipulated,” per CNN.
Bola Tinubu, who is from the governing party, was named the winner of the election early Wednesday morning local time. Labour Party Chairman Julius Abure called for the “sham of an election be immediately canceled,” adding that “we have totally lost faith in the whole process,” per the New York Times.
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Abrams lost to Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) in two straight elections but for years denied the results of the 2018 election, blaming her loss on voter suppression. She did concede the 2022 election to Kemp after losing by nearly 8 percentage points.
