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Buhari meets INEC boss, IGP ahead of elections, states what he wants

Ezekiel Johnson
Ezekiel Johnson
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, boss, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, other top officials of the electoral body, and the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu.

INEC has a minimum of 28 rerun and by-elections this January alone, and President Buhari told the commission to ensure that the game was played by the rules, without fear or favour.

“Those that you declare as winners must be the candidates that the people have chosen. Democracy is about free will, and the will of the people must be allowed to prevail. Get your acts right, and leave no room for underhand tricks or manipulation,” he said.

The president said he was determined to give Nigeria an electoral system that met with best practices anywhere in the world.

He charged the INEC boss to ensure that the rules of fair play and adherence to justice were adhered to.

From the police, President Buhari said, he wanted  nothing than a scrupulous securing of the electoral process, without bias or favouritism.

“Our elections must be done in violence-free atmosphere. The process must be free, fair, decent, devoid of intimidation or malpractices. It is the duty of the police to accomplish that, and it is what I expect in the elections immediately ahead, and going forward,” he said.

Both INEC and the police pledged adherence to the rules and regulations, stating that they knew President Buhari as someone passionately committed to fair play.

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