Theresa May
The British High Commission in Nigeria has declared that the recent
visit of Theresa May, the British Prime Minister, is not an endorsement
of President Buhari or any other candidate.
Laura Beaufils, the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria,
said this in her address at an interactive session organised for
journalists by the commission in Lagos where she also restated the UK
government’s commitment to spending £47.4million on Deepening Democracy
in Nigeria Programme Phase 2 (DDiN2).
Speaking on UK’s role in deepening democracy in partnership with
Nigeria, Beaufils stated that British government has no intention to
influence the outcome of the 2019 general election, adding that it does
not have a preferred candidate.
“It is important to stress that the recent visit of the Prime
Minister, Theresa May, to Nigeria was not an endorsement of support for
the president or any candidate in the election next year,” Beaufils said.