Buhari takes pride in 'free and fair' 2023 general elections

President Muhammadu Buhari has said 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.”

This was contained in his goodwill to Muslims to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration to mark the Ramadan fasting season.

According to President Buhari, “the outcome 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.”

He said, “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 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 added.