Presidential Election Results Came As Shock To Many — Presidency

The Presidency said, yesterday, that results of the February 25 presidential election came as a shock to many who had declared a winner before the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, did.

It also urged security agencies to deal decisively with those out to perpetrate rigging in tomorrow’s governorship and state assemblies election, cautioning governors not to play god in encouraging rigging out of desperation.

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, who made the observation in an interview on Arise Television News, yesterday, said many had expected a different person to win the election but were confounded when INEC declared someone else.

He noted that despite the irregularities observed in the conduct of the presidential election, it remained the most improved in Nigeria’s history. 

He argued that President Muhammadu Buhari was “above conspiracy” in the outcome of the February 25 elections, which many Nigerians alleged was tilted in favour of APC.

-Vanguard