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I’m a beneficiary of free, fair election, will bequeath same –Buhari

■ Says he’s already seeing a peaceful handover

18th January 2020
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Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that as a beneficiary of a free and fair election in the country, he would bequeath same to his successor and the nation in 2023. 

This is even he said he was already looking forward to a peaceful hand over in 2023, stressing that he was morally bound to fulfill that wish. Buhari made the promise  at a dinner with members of the legal team for the 2019 presidential election petition on Thursday night in Abuja.

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement said Buhari recounted that the turnout of Nigerians during his presidential campaigns to the 36 states of the federation in 2019 convinced him that his re-election was not a fluke.

“The number of people that turned out in every state across the country was more than anybody can buy or force. This gave me so much confidence and the election proved that with the votes I got. That is why I insist that elections must be free and fair because I am a clear successor to a free and fair election,” he said.

On a peaceful handover in 2023, Buhari said: “Morally, I want to have a clear conscience. I swore by the Holy Book that I will abide by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I will continue to do my best and I hope that by 2023, I can handover quietly to whoever succeeds me and I wish him the best of luck,” he said.

The President commended his legal team led by Chief Wole Olanipekun, for the outstanding legal successes recorded in the presidential election petition.

He praised the team for the effective legal strategy that thrived in piloting his election litigation.

“You creditably demonstrated a deep understanding of the law and its practices and I am indeed proud of you all. I am confident that by securing a convincing and unanimous legal victory at the Supreme Court you have by so doing ensured that the political mandate of the Nigerian electorate is now firmly secured,” he said.

President Buhari added that the legal team’s enormous contributions have affirmed the rule of law and further entrenched democratic governance in Nigeria.

“This legal team is an assemblage of some of the most scholarly legal teams ever assembled in this country.

“I must note that the aforesaid legal successes recorded through your excellence have assisted me in fulfilling this government’s desire for a better Nigeria,” he said.

In his remarks, the lead counsel, Olanipekun said the legal victory was won based on the facts of the law, stressing that President Buhari never used his position or office to influence the decision of the Courts.

On electoral reforms, Olanipekun acknowledged that while the National Assembly was doing something about the Electoral Act, the Act requires some “rejigging and cleansing.”

“We are happy to know that the National Assembly is doing something about the electoral law. We are ready to cooperate with them without taking a dime, whether as consultants, whether as legal practitioners, whether as experts. If the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) will co-opt us we are ready to give assistance,” he said.

Olanipekun commended Buhari’s commitment to the rule of law, saying ‘‘it is the surest legacy Mr President can bequeath to our dear nation.”

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