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Obasanjo has paid a courtesy call on Robert Mugabe
01 Aug 2013 at 18:25hrs | Views
The head of the African Union (AU) election observer mission, Mr Olusegun Obasanjo, has paid a courtesy call on President Robert Mugabe at State House in Harare.
Mr Obasanjo bade farewell to President Mugabe after observing the harmonised elections which have been described as free, fair and credible.
In an interview after a closed door session, the former Nigerian president said the electoral process was free and fair, as Zimbabweans determined their own political destiny.
The endorsement by the AU follows similar pronouncements by SADC and other local regional, and foreign observer bodies.
Meanwhile, the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) and the inter-regional meeting of bishops of Southern Africa say the 2013 harmonised elections have provided positive achievements that will help improve the country's electoral processes and systems further in the future.
In their end of poll statement delivered at Africa Synod House on Thursday, the two organisations said the environment remained peaceful up to the close of the polls and those who were still in the queues at the close of the polls were allowed to vote.
The organisations that were part of observers to the polls applauded the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) for extending the time for those polling stations that did not open on time.
They urged Zimbabweans to be patient for the announcement of the results by the country's electoral commission.
Mr Obasanjo bade farewell to President Mugabe after observing the harmonised elections which have been described as free, fair and credible.
In an interview after a closed door session, the former Nigerian president said the electoral process was free and fair, as Zimbabweans determined their own political destiny.
The endorsement by the AU follows similar pronouncements by SADC and other local regional, and foreign observer bodies.
Meanwhile, the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) and the inter-regional meeting of bishops of Southern Africa say the 2013 harmonised elections have provided positive achievements that will help improve the country's electoral processes and systems further in the future.
In their end of poll statement delivered at Africa Synod House on Thursday, the two organisations said the environment remained peaceful up to the close of the polls and those who were still in the queues at the close of the polls were allowed to vote.
The organisations that were part of observers to the polls applauded the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) for extending the time for those polling stations that did not open on time.
They urged Zimbabweans to be patient for the announcement of the results by the country's electoral commission.
Source - zbc
