As the 2023 general elections draw nearer, President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that his desire for the country is that the poll should clearly mark the commencement of the institutional strength of Nigeria’s electoral body in conducting acceptable, credible, and violence-free elections.
The president made this known while receiving a delegation from Nasarawa State.
According to a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President, Buhari told the high-powered delegation led by Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, that the Electoral Act, signed by him this year, was an attestation of the fulfilment of the administration’s determination and commitment to the tenets of the rule of law.
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According to him: “On the issues of credible, free, and fair elections in the country, I have always re-assured 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 clearly mark the commencement of the institutional strength of our electoral body in conducting acceptable, credible, and violence-free elections.
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“The forthcoming general elections will provide us with the opportunity to convince the electorate of the need for continuity to enable our party to consolidate on our achievements in the last seven years.”
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