MONROVIA – Mr. Goodluck Jonathan, the former President of Nigeria and head of the West African Elders Forum, has issued a warning against attempts to manipulate elections, stating that such actions are undemocratic.

During his tour of election precincts across the country, he commended the Liberian people for their peaceful conduct throughout the electoral processes.

“Democracy is the process of the people choosing their leader. If you manipulate the process, you will not be accepted by the people,” he emphasized.

“We hope today will be as peaceful as October 10, and political parties will maintain peace in keeping with the Farmington River Declaration. In every election, there must be results. Whatever way elections go, Liberians should accept and work toward development.”

Jonathan further commended the National Elections Commission for the transparent manner in which they have conducted the process thus far.

“We call for a peaceful and transparent process. Liberia must be ready to work with whomever wins. Elections must be credible and seen to be credible by Liberians. The preliminary results show that both candidates are good.”

“The NEC has done well in terms of the processes, and the turnout is very encouraging, even though not at the first round.”