The 2023 general election was cited by President Muhammadu Buhari as “one of the proudest achievements” of his administration on Thursday in Abuja.
He continued by saying that all candidates, regardless of party affiliation, now compete on an even playing field thanks to the election reforms brought about by the passage of the 2022 Election Act.
As a result, Buhari exhorted Muslims to practise tolerance moving ahead as one of the lessons acquired from the Ramadan fast.
Buhari said this in a message to the Muslim Ummah across the country on the occasion of the Eid-el-Fitri celebrations to commemorate the conclusion of the 30-day Ramadan fasting season, according to a statement issued late Thursday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.
“The 2023 general election 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,” he said in the statement titled Sallah Message: President Buhari hails peaceful elections, calls on citizens to work harder towards tolerance.
“The outcomes 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.
“The elections were so transparent that even members of my own party were routed and unseated. At no point did I interfere with the process in order to give an unfair advantage to anyone,” he added.
