The Presidency on Sunday said President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to deepening the roots of democracy in Nigeria and as such is not perturbed when his political party (the All Progressives Congress, APC) losses elections to other political parties.
This was coming on the heels of the rerun elections conducted over the weekend in Anambra and Taraba States where candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) where declared winners by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The APC candidate also won the the Gwagwalada election.
Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, who was commenting on the outcome of the polls said: ‘‘the President is inherently committed to the independence of the electoral commission in his belief that the will of the people shall be the basis of authority of government which is expressed through periodic, free and fair elections. He will do nothing to impede INEC.”
Congratulating the winners of the elections in Anambra central senatorial district, Ardo Kola state constituency in Taraba and Gwagwalada central constituency in the FCT, on behalf of the president, the spokesman reaffirmed that under President Buhari’s watch, Nigeria will record more free, fair and credible elections.
The spokesman reiterated the president’s commitment to strengthening democratic institutions in the country, by ensuring that all relevant institutions in the electoral process maintain a high-level of professionalism and independence throughout the electoral process.
While commending INEC, security agencies, civil societies, the media and other stakeholders for their roles in the elections, Mr. Garba called on parties not satisfied with the outcome of the polls to heed the president’s counsel by seeking legal redress through constitutional means.
