article_snippet: Jonathan and  Buhari last week issued a pledge reaffirming Jonathan and  
article_snippet: Buhari commitment to "free, fair and credible elections" after Jonathan and  Buhari signing of  the Abuja Accord in January.
article_snippet: There's been so much violence in Rivers state that it's just not tenable," party spokesman Lai Mohammed said.
article_snippet: But the Peoples Democratic Party disputed the accusation, saying the election was "credible and the result reflects the overwhelming wish of the people of Rivers state to support Jonathan."
article_snippet: "We are concerned by what seems to be happening," said Jega, the election chairman, about events in Rivers.
article_snippet: Britain and the United States entered the fray Monday with Britain and the United States top diplomats issuing a statement welcoming a "largely peaceful vote" but warning any political interference would contravene Jonathan and Buhari's peace pact.
article_snippet: This would contravene the letter and spirit of the Abuja Accord, to which both major parties committed both major parties," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said.
article_snippet: Jonathan has been criticized for not doing enough to combat Boko Haram, which is waging a campaign of terror aimed at instituting a stricter version of Sharia law in northern Nigeria.
article_snippet: Christian Purefoy reported from Lagos and Susannah Cullinane wrote from London.