This report is offered by the international pre-election assessment delegation organized by the International Republican Institute (IRI) in anticipation of the 2007 national and state executive and legislative elections in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The delegation is part of IRI’s long-term commitment to assist the democratic processes in Nigeria, where it has operated since 1998, monitoring the national and state elections of 1999 and 2003 and, in the inter-electoral period, working with Nigerian political parties, civil society organizations and other stakeholders which share its dedication to building the infrastructures of democracy and advancing freedom, self-government and the rule of law worldwide.