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Path Homepage » News » I made it clear to the IGP that I wanted free and fair elections- Buhari opens up on Edo election

I made it clear to the IGP that I wanted free and fair elections- Buhari opens up on Edo election

Kenechukwu Ofomah by Kenechukwu Ofomah
September 25, 2020
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A meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki on Friday, was an eye-opener of sorts, as the President said he gave a strict order to security agencies to ensure that the will of Edo people prevailed during last Saturday’s election in the state.

Obaseki, his deputy, Philip Shuaibu and other party supporters were on a thank-you visit to Mr President at the State House, Abuja.

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A statement issued today by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, President Buhari during the meeting, said his single desire is to make sure that innocent Nigerians don’t suffer regardless of party affiliation.

According to the President, the message he got across to the Inspector General of Police, Adamu Abubakar was that the election must be free and fair.

“I thank you for bringing your deputy and supporters to come and see me after beating my party. I am supposed to preside over all Nigerian interests whether I like it or not, but my single desire is to make sure that innocent people don’t suffer.

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“If contestants have too much money and they decide to spray, so be it. But what I insist is, nobody should go and raise a counterforce to the government, arm heavily-drugged thugs to go and humiliate people.” 

“I want Nigerians to appreciate that I respect them as Nigerians and that I am bound by the oath I have taken, that their security is in the hands of God and in the hands of the government, which I am leading,” he said.

President Buhari noted that as the leader of the governing party, and despite the fact that the party has lost some states in elections, it is his intention to leave behind, a political culture based on integrity.

“We have lost states across the country. Now I do not like to escape the responsibility, seeing as the leader of the country, I am also the leader of my party, that I am not leading the party very well.  

“I am trying to make sure that the party is built on a civilized basis, rule of law and respect for human rights and human beings, right from polling units to local governments, to states up to Abuja and that’s what I have been insisting as my contribution to the National Working Committee and executive of the party.

“I know we are a developing country, a developing economy and trying to develop our political culture. I want the development of political culture to be based on integrity and accountability. Let people work very hard and earn what they are looking for through their hard work and through fair competition,” the President said.

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Governor Obaseki in his speech, thanked the President for ensuring that fair play reigned during the election which saw him victorious.

“You would recall a couple of weeks before the election, I came to see you and you assured me that we were going to have a free, peaceful and credible election. That is what we had during the election of 19th September and the whole world has acclaimed that Edo election was perhaps one of the best conducted in recent times in Nigeria. This could not have been possible without your insistence that the right things be done, and for that, we want to say thank you very much,” Obaseki said.

He pledged his unalloyed loyalty and support and that of the people of Edo State to the President and the federal government. 

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