The recent governorship polls in Nigeria, now proving my commitment to credible elections – Buhari
By Benjamin Kalu, Umuahia.
President Muhammadu Buhari said that, the outcome of recent governorship elections showed his commitment to violence-free and credible polls in our country.
According to him, the elections in Anambra, Osun and Ekiti States have proved that.
Buhari stated this, last Friday, when he received a delegation from Nasarawa state, that was led by the Governor of the State, Abdullahi Sule, in Abuja.
The President noted that his desire is to bequeath “an irreversible political process” that will be “democratic and acceptable” to Nigerians.
The recent elections in Anambra, Ekiti and Osun are proof of my administration’s irreversible commitment to credible and violence-free polls in Nigeria,” he stated
“This is also why I made sure I signed the new electoral act. Which we will always be committed to the tenets of the rule of law.
“On the issue of credible, free and fair elections in the country, I have always reassured my listeners both at home and abroad, that my personal desire and indeed the priority of this administration is to bequeath to our nation an irreversible political process that continues to be both democratic and acceptable to the people.
“My desire for our nation is that the 2023 elections should be clearly mark the commencement of the institutional strength of our electoral body in conducting acceptable, credible and violence-free elections,” he added.
