ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 25, (Xinhua/GNA) - The overall political climate in Nigeria's election remained largely peaceful and conducive for the conduct of democratic elections, the African Union (AU) election observation team said on Monday.
"Despite some reports of election-related violence, deaths and intimidation, the overall political climate remained largely peaceful and conducive for the conduct of democratic elections," the AU Election Observation Mission to Nigeria's election said in a preliminary election-assessment statement that was issued on Monday.
The Feb. 23 election marked the sixth consecutive election since the return to civilian rule in 1999, and it recorded a high level of participation, with more than 84 million registered voters and 73 presidential candidates.
The AU mission however noted that the destruction of election materials including over four thousand Smart Card Readers, ballot boxes, and voter registers and fire incidents at the Nigerian electoral agency's (INEC) warehouses in Plateau and Anambra States impacted on the timely conduct of the elections, the statement said.
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