Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has denied claims that he imposed his preferred candidates for political offices on Nigerians during the general elections.
“I believe in the will of the people, and I cannot, therefore, put pressure on voters to elect leaders they don’t like,” Buhari said in a statement by presidential spokesman Garba Shehu.
Buhari, who described the rumours as baseless, said he had not at anytime given instructions that the electorate should vote a particular candidate.
The president appealed to voters to vote for the candidates they believe will deliver on promises because it is part of their “constitutionally guaranteed democratic rights.” Read more