2023 Election: ‘I Will Cooperate With INEC, There Will Be No Excuses’ – Buhari

• Buhari has stated that he is working in line to ensure success in the coming election.

• According to the President, he would take instructions from INEC to make sure there is no excuse whatsoever.

• The Vice President, Chief of Army Staff, and others were presented at the meeting.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday stated that he would be taking instructions from Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the 2023 election.

Buhari stated this while speaking with the chairman of INEC, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, over the forthcoming elections.

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The unscheduled meeting, according to Buhari, was at the instance of Yakubu, insisting that it was all part of the efforts for the elections to hold successfully.

The president also hinted about the meeting while explaining his few minutes of lateness to the commissioning and handover of security equipment valued at over N12bn to the military and Nigeria Police Force.

“I am being grounded by INEC. You know next Saturday is a great day for us, and I take instructions from INEC so that I make sure there will be no excuses for the successful election,” Buhari told his guests.

The meeting, which began around 11 am on Wednesday, had the likes of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Chief of Defense Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, Chief Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya, Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo.

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Others are the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, and Directors General of the State Security Service and National Intelligence Agency, Yusuf Bichi, and Ahmed Abubakar, respectively.

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