President Buhari today said even if he leaves office tomorrow, he wants
Nigerians to remember him as a leader who respected them. Buhari said
this while speaking at the National Economic Committee meeting of APC in
Abuja March 24th. Buhari made the remark while speaking on the
recent acts of violence during some elections particularly that of
Rivers state where 7 people including a corps member was killed ;
“Of course, the leadership of INEC has been changed, but I appeal to the
leadership of the military, security agents and INEC that what I want
Nigerians to remember me for, even if I have to leave the Presidency
tomorrow is that I respect them. I want all Nigerians to believe and
hold their PVC as personal entitlement as Nigerians and use it the way
the like, and vote for whoever they like at which ever election. If they
voluntarily sold it, it is part of their right and so, let them sell it
and remain at home and not participate in any election. But let the law
enforcement agencies give them the confidence that nobody will come out
and stop them from exercising their fundamental right. I think that
more Nigerians are killed or killed themselves in Rivers than in any
particular state. At this stage of our political development, to remain
brutal is shameful and as a government, I promise we will do something
by the next general election.”he said
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