Outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari has rationalised his decision not to endorse any presidential candidate during the presidential primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Buhari explained that he learnt from the experience of his failed three shots at presidency.
He explained that his obstinacy to anoint any candidate was depended 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 organised by the Nasarawa State government in partnership with Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation.
The president was represented by his Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari, urging the Nigerian populace to accept the outcome of the 2023 election.
Buhari who will be leaving office later in the month 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 implored Nigerians to embrace his selfless service and the legacies he left behind.
