John Kerry meets Jonathan, Buhari; urges Nigerian politicians to ensure peaceful elections

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PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN (R) RECIEVING U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE, JOHN KERRY, IN LAGOS ON SUNDAY (25/1/15). 487/25/1/2015/ICE/JAU/NAN


The U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, gave the advice at a news conference on Sunday in Lagos at the end of a closed-door meeting he held with President Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammad Buhari, the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, respectively.
“The U.S. government strongly believes in Nigeria having credible, free and fair elections next month,” Mr. Kerry said.
“The U.S. will continue to work with the Nigerian military in putting an end to the continuous killings of innocent Nigerians and attack on communities.
“The U.S strongly condemns these attacks which have escalated in the last few weeks and it is gradually spreading to neighbouring countries.”
Mr. Kerry also refuted allegation that the U.S. would in future discriminate against Nigerians and other West Africans suspected to have contacted the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD.

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