August 14, 2026

Why I Challenged Past Presidential Elections – Buhari

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Muhammadu-Buhari

The president-elect has revealed why he challenged past election results and didn’t concede defeat in 2003, 2007 and 2011.He said he wanted Nigeria to be free ..

Buhari,  stated this when Delta State All Progressives Congress members visited him in Abuja,
“Going through the court is not easy, both materially and physically, and I maintained that consistency because my view about my country is that Nigeria should be truly free.”“I understand why many of you, who were denied the opportunity to choose those you want to represent and lead you are taking the line I took in the last 12 years – in line with our constitution.
“Whether you get it or not, the most important thing is that you believe in the system and you should continue to try until the system is perfect.

“I express my condolence to you for the people murdered and I assure you that my objective of remaining consistently in partisan politics is to make sure that Nigerians are given their inherent right to choose whoever they want to lead them,”

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