2023: Era when politicians manufacture millions of votes over – Buhari
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
2023:
Era when politicians manufacture millions of votes over – Buhari
ABUJA – AS
the country prepares for the 2023 general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari
has said that the era where politicians manufacture millions of votes during
election is over. The President also urged Nigerians to resist agents
bent on causing breakdown of law and order in the country, assuring that no
individual or group will be allowed to destabilise Nigeria.
President Buhari stated this while speaking at an Iftar dinner
with Governors, Ministers and Heads of Government Agencies at the Presidential
Villa, Abuja He said, ‘We have the land, we have the resources, and we have the
people. But I do not know why people will allow themselves to be successfully
subverted to destabilise their own country.”
President Buhari, who thanked the Governors and Ministers for
honouring his invitation to break the Ramadan fast, expressed confidence that
in spite of the current security challenges, the country will succeed. On the
forthcoming general elections, the President affirmed that being beneficiary of
free, fair and credible elections, “the introduction of technology and the
Permanent Voters Card (PVCs) will make it impossible for anyone to claim
millions of votes again in the country.”
Chairman, Nigeria Governors Forum and Governor of Ekiti State,
Dr Kayode Fayemi, commended President Buhari for demonstrating resilience and
determination at a crucial period in Nigeria’s history. ‘We have a leader who
is not distracted by momentary challenges but has continued to
commit to the renewal of our nation and we, governors, ministers and heads of
government agencies are equally dedicated to building a better Nigeria, on your
watch,’’ he said.
Noting that this year’s Holy month of Ramadan coincided with the
just concluded Christian Lenten period, the Governor of Ekiti said it holds
enormous spiritual value on the benefits of renewal, sacrifice, almsgiving,
forgiveness and healing for the individual as well as the nation. The dinner was attended by governors of the ruling All
Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
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