Buhari To Atiku: Election Not A Do-Or-Die Affair
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party to accept the outcome of the 2019 election.
Though he didn’t mention any specific name, he urged all involved to act like democrats.
He said this while given a speech briefly after receiving his Certificate of Return on Wednesday.
The president also condemned violence that erupted during the election and sympathised with those that lost their lives.
Buhari assured that his administration would ensure an all-inclusive government, adding that he would ensue that Nigeria moves to the next level.
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) decaled President Muhammadu Buhari, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the 2019 presidential election, held on Saturday Feb. 23.
Buhari was declared re-elected having polled 15,191,847 votes, winning in 19 states, to defeat other 72 candidates including Atiku Abubakar, the Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 11, 255,978 votes and won 17 states and the FCT, to occupied the second position.
The Chief Retuning Officer and INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu announcing the result at the national collation centre on Wednesday morning, said that Buhari was declared re-elected, haven met the constitution requirements.
Yakubu said that the registered voters was 82,344, 107, accredited voters was 29,364,209, total votes cast was 28,614,190, total valid votes was 27,324,583 and rejected votes was 1,289,607.
“That Muhammadu Buhari having satisfied the requirement of the law and scored the highest votes is hereby declared the winner,” Yakubu said.
