Peaceful 2023 general elections one of my proudest achievements – Buhari

Peaceful 2023 general elections one of my proudest achievements – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the peaceful conduct of the 2023 general elections remains “one of the proudest achievements” of his administration.

He said this in his Sallah message to the Muslim faithful, said he created “a level playing field for all contestants regardless of party affiliations”.

The message was signed by presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu.

Buhari said the outcome of the elections was “transparent” and that members of his political party — the All Progressives Congress (APC) — were “routed and unseated”.

The statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the peaceful outcome of 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.

“In his goodwill message to Muslims on the occasion of the Eid-el-fitr celebration to mark the end of the 30-day Ramadan fasting season, President Buhari explained that “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.

“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.”

Buhari also 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.”

“At no point did I interfere with the process in order to give unfair advantage to anyone,” he added