Wait patiently and allow our legal system to run its course - Buhari tells opposition parties

President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Nigerians displeased by the outcome of the 2023 presidential election to wait patiently and allow our legal system to run its course.

In his Easter message to Christians, Buhari applauded Nigerians for believing in the electoral process that produced the next set of leaders at the federal and State levels.

He asked aggrieved Nigerians to allow justice to prevail in the courts.

Buhari noted that it has been a rare privilege to serve as President since Nigerians gave him the first mandate in 2015 and renewed it in 2019.

According to Buhari his regime’s successes in security, economy, infrastructure, new oil frontier basins, landmark legal reforms as well as food sufficiency, among others, were possible because of the support Nigerians gave him.

He said: “I join Christians in Nigeria and around the world to celebrate Easter, which commemorates the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, signposting his victory over death.

“It is a season that reminds us that the Almighty can turn an unpleasant situation around for good.

“Recognising that Easter is about renewed hope and a glorious future, I urge all Nigerians to continue to be confident and believe strongly in our country for better seasons ahead.”

“While I congratulate those that have been elected, I acknowledge that it is the right of those who feel dissatisfied with the outcome to seek redress.

“I expect them to wait patiently and allow our legal system to run its course,” Buhari said.

“As we celebrate this season with our families, neighbours and communities, let us do so in love, compassion, kindness, resilience and forgiveness,” he said.