ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed why he refused to anoint any member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as presidential candidate during the presidential primaries of the party.
According to President Buhari, experice taught him not to have any preferred APC candidate.
He explained that he had learnt from past experience as he failed to become the country’s leader three times until the fourth attempt through a democratic process.
Buhari said his refusal to anoint any candidate was hinged on how he “contested the presidential election three times and ended up at the Supreme Court without success, only to succeed the fourth time through a democratic process.”
The President spoke in Lafia during the 2023 Annual Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial lecture organized by the Nasarawa State government in partnership with Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation.
President Buhari, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari, urged the Nigerian populace to accept the outcome of the 2023 election.
Also, he appealed to the disgruntled candidates to seek redress in court.
He said Ahmadu Bello was committed to the unity, peace and progress of Nigeria and stood for it till his death.
The President further implored Nigerians to embrace his selfless service and the legacies he left behind.