The Federal Government of Nigeria has rejected the European Union’s report on the 2023 general elections, describing the conclusions of the EU Electoral Observer Mission as “jaundiced”.

“We urge the EU and other foreign interests to be objective in all their assessments of the internal affairs of our country and allow Nigeria to breathe,” Dele Alake, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy said in a statement on Sunday.

Alake insisted that the February 25, 2023, presidential election was “clearly and fairly” won by Tinubu, the then-candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC).

He also said the EU should allow Nigeria to breathe and not meddle in the affairs of the country.

“We find it preposterous and unconscionable that in this day and age, any foreign organization of whatever hue can continue to insist on its yardstick and assessment as the only way to determine the credibility and transparency of our elections,” he said.