Candidates who participated in the just concluded general elections in the country have been urged to accept the decision of the courts, to enable the nation move ahead.
President Muhammadu Buhari gave the charge on Sunday May 28th 2023, in his farewell address to Nigerians.
The president agreed that the 2023 presidential election was the most keenly contested presidential election since the First Republic.
He described it as a demonstration that Nigeria’s democracy was getting better and more entrenched with each election.
“I address you today, in my last assignment as a democratically elected President of our great and well-endowed nation, with a deep sense of gratitude to God, a great deal of appreciation to the Nigerian people and a modest sense of fulfilment.
“Today we mark and celebrate another peaceful transition of power from one elected government to another in our steady march to improve and sustain Nigeria’s democracy.
“This year we witnessed the most keenly contested Presidential Elections since the first Republic and this demonstrates that our democracy is getting better and more entrenched with each election.
“We must as a nation improve and sustain gains we make in the electoral process, on an incremental basis for Nigeria to take its rightful place among Nations.
“Our democracy provides for, allows and encourages seeking redress for perceived injustices, enabling some candidates and political parties that did not agree with the results to go to court.
“Irrespective of the outcome of the various cases, I urge all parties involved to accept the decision of our courts and join hands to build a better Nigeria”, he added.
