The Presidency says the United Nation’s prediction that 2019 elections in Nigeria will be credible and violent free is yet another indication of the world’s confidence in Nigeria’s current administration. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, expressed pleasure at the world body’s observation of the trends in President Buhari’s government, which could only lead down the path of free and fair elections come 2019.
“The Buhari government doesn’t believe in cheap propaganda, It’s not about responding to the attacks, false allegations and insinuations by our opponents, we believe in taking active steps to ensure that the future of Nigeria is better than it is today and we are glad to see that the United Nations has acknowledged this.
“Under the government of President Buhari, a number of credible elections have been conducted in states and Local Governments across Nigeria and, so far, there has been no cause for fear or worry,” Garba Shehu stated.
He added that the 2015 elections which saw the historic election of President Buhari, the first time in Nigeria and one of the rare occasions in Africa when an incumbent was defeated in an election, were credible simply because of the presence and diligence of Professor Attahiru Jega.
Head of the UN Office for West Africa, Dr Mohammed Chambers, had during a television programme at the weekend, pointed out the credible and peaceful local elections that have so far taken place in different states across Nigeria.
He used it as one of the indices to judge what to expect for the presidential elections in 2019.
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