President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday revealed his satisfaction over the role he played in the 2023 election process, and his readiness to leave Aso Rock after overseeing the 2023 general elections.
The President revealed this while receiving the outgoing United States Ambassador, Mary Beth Leonard, on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at the State House in Abuja.
In a statement, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, quoted Buhari as saying: “People are realising their power. Given the chance of a free and fair vote, nobody can tell them what to do. I am unhappy that some candidates lost in the election.
“But I am inspired by the fact that voters were able to make their own decision, to decide who won and who lost. With the currency change, there was no money to spread around but even then, I told voters to take the money and vote according to their consciences.”
In an answer to a question posed by Ambassador Leonard, President Buhari said he planned to be a “big landlord” back at home, working on his farms and tending his more than 300 animals, adding: “I am eager to go.”
Buhari also commended the outgoing ambassador for the enormous achievements recorded in Nigeria-US relations in the three-and-half years she had been here.
