{"id":71378,"date":"2020-01-17T18:07:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T17:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=71378"},"modified":"2020-01-17T18:07:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T17:07:11","slug":"i-am-a-beneficiary-of-a-free-and-fair-elections-i-will-bequeath-same-says-buhari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/i-am-a-beneficiary-of-a-free-and-fair-elections-i-will-bequeath-same-says-buhari\/","title":{"rendered":"I am a beneficiary of a free and fair elections, I will bequeath same, says Buhari"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1655995404381008104\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that as a beneficiary of a free<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">and fair election in the country he would bequeath same to his successor<br \/>\nand the nation in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The President spoke at a dinner with members of the legal team for the<br \/>\n2019 presidential election petition on Thursday in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The President recounted that the turnout of Nigerians during his<br \/>\npresidential campaigns to the 36 states of the Federation in 2019<br \/>\nconvinced him that his re-election was not a fluke.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;The number of people that turned out in every state across the country<br \/>\nwas more than anybody can buy or force.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;This gave me so much confidence and the election proved that with the<br \/>\nvotes I got.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;That is why I insist that elections must be free and fair because I am<br \/>\na clear successor to a free and fair election,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The President told the legal team that he was already looking forward to<br \/>\na peaceful hand over in 2023, stressing that he was morally bound to<br \/>\nfulfil that wish.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;Morally I want to have a clear conscience. I swore by the Holy Book<br \/>\nthat I will abide by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of<br \/>\nNigeria.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;I will continue to do my best and I hope that by 2023, I can handover<br \/>\nquietly to whoever succeeds me and I wish him the best of luck,&#8221; he<br \/>\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>The President commended the legal team led by Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN<br \/>\nfor the outstanding legal successes recorded in the presidential<br \/>\nelection petition.<\/p>\n<p>He praised the team for the effective legal strategy that thrived in<br \/>\npiloting his election litigation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;You creditably demonstrated a deep understanding of the law and its<br \/>\npractices and I am indeed proud of you all.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;I am confident that by securing a convincing and unanimous legal<br \/>\nvictory at the Supreme Court you have by so doing ensured that the<br \/>\npolitical mandate of the Nigerian electorate is now firmly secured,&#8221; he<br \/>\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>The President added that the legal team&#8217;s enormous contributions have<br \/>\naffirmed the rule of law and further entrenched democratic governance in<br \/>\nNigeria.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;This legal team is an assemblage of some of the most scholarly legal<br \/>\nteams ever assembled in this country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;I must note that the aforesaid legal successes recorded through your<br \/>\nexcellence have assisted me in fulfilling this government&#8217;s desire for a<br \/>\nbetter Nigeria,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the President told the<br \/>\nteam to accept his commendations and best wishes for their meritorious<br \/>\nservice.<\/p>\n<p>In his remarks, the lead counsel, Chief Olanipekun said the legal<br \/>\nvictory was won based on the facts of the law, stressing that the<br \/>\nPresident never used his position or office to influence the decision of<br \/>\nthe Courts.<\/p>\n<p>The lead counsel said:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The courts were allowed to do their job, Mr President and I must<br \/>\ncommend you for that Sir. Nobody whispered to anyone of us, how we are<br \/>\ngoing to see Judge A or Judge B. That&#8217;s the way it should be. Judges<br \/>\nmust be allowed and be given free hand to do their job.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;Mr President, we are happy to have been called upon and we are happy<br \/>\nthat we delivered. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On electoral reforms, Olanipekun acknowledged that while the National<br \/>\nAssembly was doing something about the Electoral Act, the Act requires<br \/>\nsome &#8221;rejigging and cleansing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;We are happy to know that the National Assembly is doing something<br \/>\nabout the Electoral law.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;We are ready to cooperate with them without taking a dime, whether as<br \/>\nconsultants, whether as legal practitioners, whether as experts. 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