Africa: Jonathan Urges Continent to Ensure Peaceful Polls in Zimbabwe

1 September 2011

Abuja — President Goodluck Jonathan has made a clarion call to African countries to work together to assist Zimbabwe conduct free, fair and credible elections for lasting peace and development. This, he said, would also ensure that the country did not slide back into the type of crisis that rocked the nation during its last election.

He said this when the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Hon. Morgan Tsvangirai, visited him in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he pledged that Nigeria would support the country and the South African Development Community (SADC) for conduct of credible elections in that country.

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