President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the just concluded elections in Nigeria were so transparent and in line with his pledge of free, fair elections legacy.
Buhari made the claim in his Sallah message which was made available to journalists by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, on Thursday night.
The President said that at no point did he interfere with the process in order to give unfair advantage to anyone, noting that some members of his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, were routed and unseated.
According to him, the peaceful outcome of the 2023 general elections”will go down on record as one of the proudest achievements of my administration in addition to our neutrality in the conduct of the elections.”
Buhari explained that “the outcomes of the elections were in line with my pledge to leave a legacy of free and fair elections.
“I’m proud that I have created a level playing field for all contestants regardless of party affiliation in order to produce a fair outcome for all.”
“Free and fair elections are the only principles that give credibility to our democracy, because the subversion of the will of the people undermines democracy itself.”
“The elections were so transparent that even members of the my own party were routed and unseated. At no point did I interfere with the process in order to give unfair advantage to anyone,” the President.”
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