President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Katsina State ahead of Saturday’s election in the country.
The presidential aircraft conveying the president and members of his entourage landed at Umaru Musa Yar Adua Airport, Katsina, on Thursday at exactly 4.40p.m
The president, who was received at the airport by Gov. Aminu Masari and other State Government dignitaries as well as heads of Federal Government agencies and departments, would be casting his vote in Daura.
Shortly before leaving for Katsina, Buhari had summoned a Security Council Meeting where he met with heads of security agencies to intimate them on the need to protect the electorate and ensure hitch-free and fair elections.
The president also met with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu in Abuja, where he was assured of the commission’s readiness and commitment to conduct free and fair general elections on Feb. 25 and March 11, 2023.
The Nigerian leader was also present at the International Conference Centre Abuja, where candidates participating in the 2023 presidential election signed a peace accord on Thursday.
Buhari had charged all the candidates to accept the outcome of the elections as the choice of the electorate.
Earlier today, the president in a statement urged aspirants to be ready to embrace the outcome of the elections without recourse to violence.
