According to the Presidency, the results of the presidential and National Assembly elections held on February 25 remain valid until otherwise established in court, despite allegations of irregularities and scathing criticism of the Independent National Election Commission, INEC.
Additionally, it ruled out the prospect of annulling the presidential elections, as was done on June 12, 1993, and advised disgruntled opposition party candidates to seek legal remedy instead.
This information was provided in a post by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, that summarised the most important lessons learned during the President’s just-completed journey to Doha, Qatar, for the 5th United Nations meeting on Least Developed Countries.
The statement reads: “President Buhari not only muted himself following the cacophony, he picked up international travel.
“Bola Tinubu’s election stands. If you are aggrieved, and you have the locus to do so, go to court.”
According to Shehu, “The clear intent of this was creating an atmosphere of fear, polarising the public and demonising the administration of the President.
“The wishful thinkers appeared to assume that the June 12, 1993 election crisis, the worst ever since the Civil War, could be recreated.
“Those who sought to do this forgot what the President said at the palace of the Gbong-Gwon Jos, when he went to the city to inaugurate the Tinubu-Shettima campaign.
“He said ‘this election will not be annulled; whoever is the winner will be president’.”
