As the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the European Union express worry over President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to suspend the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, and replacing him with Ibrahim Tanko, the Federal Government has warned such foreign bodies not to interfere in the country’s internal affairs.
It noted that it would not condone interference in its internal issues.
Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, gave the warning in a statement in Abuja on Saturday.
According to him, any interference or perception management that promotes apprehension, citizens distrust or undermines the transparency and acceptability of the outcomes of our electoral process.
He said, “Nigeria reserves the right to be insulated from suggestions and or interference with respect to wholly internal affairs and commends international laws,customs and norms that mandate and require nations and the comity to respect this prerogative to all.
“Nigeria is confident of its electoral processes and her preparation for the imminent elections and the federal government has supported the independent electoral umpire in both its independence and resources needed to accomplish our desire and insistence on free and fair elections’’.
“Although the question of foreign interference, whether state spons
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ored, promoted or otherwise has dominated recent elections and outcomes globally, the federal government assures citizens and the global community that it will fiercely and assiduously promote the will and the right of Nigerians to 
choose and elect their leaders without pressure or assistance from persons or entities that are not constitutionally empowered to participate in the process.’’
