The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in his hometown of Daura in Katsina State fully prepared to perform his civic duty as a voter in the 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections.
According to Garba Shehu, his spokesman: ‘President Muhammadu Buhari at 5:25 pm arrived in Daura, Katsina State preparatory to the elections on Saturday in which he will participate, not as a candidate as he had done since 2003, but as a voter.
‘Knowing the importance of every single vote, the President makes sure that all members of his family, members of the entourage, including security, protocol, and other staff are registered to vote here.’
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President Buhari had on Wednesday called on the candidates contesting in the February 25 and March 11 general elections at all levels to respect the choice of voters and accept the result of the elections as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
He made this known while speaking on Wednesday at the second signing of the National Peace Accord by political parties and presidential candidates of the 2023 general elections, organised by the National Peace Committee (NPC) in Abuja.
The President also appealed to any aggrieved candidate to resort to the established judicial processes, and that all must have the confidence to trust the nation’s legal systems.
‘I implore the candidates contesting in these elections at all levels to respect the choice of voters and accept the result of the elections as announced by INEC, the agency empowered by law to do so.’
‘Any aggrieved candidate should resort to the established judicial processes, and we must have the confidence to trust our legal systems. I once again ask the candidates to abide by the spirit and letter of the Accord they have signed unto today,’ Buhari said.
The President who commended the NPC, noted that despite having no financial support from the government, the Committee had remained steadfast, working with relevant agencies to provide moral compass and serve as an independent agency for alternative dispute resolution in the electoral process.