2019 ELECTION: POLICE, INEC, SHOULDN’T INTERFERE IN PEOPLE’S CHOICE SAYS BUHARI
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari, has told Nigeria Police Force, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and other security agencies in the country to allow Nigerians to make their choice in the 2019 general elections without any form of intimidation or manipulation.
President Buhari also made it clear that as a beneficiary of free and fair election, having suffered defeat thrice, he was not afraid of a credible process in next year’s elections. He reaffirmed his commitment to making sure that the 2019 polls, under his watch, would be free, fair and credible.
Speaking at an interactive session with Nigerian community in Beijing, China, yesterday, Buhari pledged that Nigerians eligible to vote in next general elections would be allowed to freely elect candidates of their choice.
According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, the President said: “I have no fear about free and fair elections because that is what brought me to the present position. I know what I went through and very few Nigerians could boast of trying four times (contesting for the presidency).
“Those interested in participating in the elections must get their PVCs, register in their constituencies and elect anybody of their choice across ethnicity and religion. “The Nigeria police, law enforcement agencies and INEC must respect the people to express their wishes.”