EDO 2020: I TOLD THE IGP THAT THE ELECTION MUST BE FREE AND FAIR – PRESIDENT BUHARI
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, September 25, 2020 said he told Mohammed Adamu, Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, that the Edo gubernatorial election must be free and fair.
He made this known when he hosted Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, and his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu, at the State House on Friday.
The President revealed he did not want innocent Nigerians to suffer regardless of party affiliation.
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“I thank you for bringing your deputy and supporters to come and see me after beating my party. I am supposed to preside over all Nigerian interests whether I like it or not, but my single desire is to make sure that innocent people don’t suffer.
“That message I got across to the Inspector General of Police, that elections must be free and fair,” Buhari said.
Buhari said despite the fact that the APC has lost some elections, he wishes to leave behind a political culture and legacy based on integrity when his term as President ends.
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“We have lost states across the country. Now I do not like to escape the responsibility, seeing as the leader of the country, I am also the leader of my party, that I am not leading the party very well,” he said.
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