[Mhiz Rebecca]

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari says he is not afraid of
free and fair election.
Mr Buhari said having benefitted from a credible process
as such he was no frightened.
The president who restated his commitment to making
sure that the 2019 polls, under his watch, will be free,
fair and credible said this at an interactive session with
members of the Nigerian community in China.
The meeting was held at the Nigerian Embassy in
Beijing, the capital city of China.
“I have no fear about free and fair elections because that
is what brought me to the present position. I know what
I went through and very few Nigerians could boast of
trying four times [contesting for the presidency].
“Those interested in participating in the elections must
get their PVCs, register in their constituency and elect
anybody of their choice across ethnicity and religion.
“The Nigerian police, law enforcement agencies and INEC
must respect the people to express their wishes,” he
said.
Citing recent elections in Bauchi, Katsina and Kogi
states, the president said the country had made
progress relative to elections conducted in the past
years.
On security issues, the president reaffirmed that his
government has succeeded in curtailing Boko Haram
insurgents in the country, adding that the terrorist group
no longer controls any part of the country.
President Buhari advised Nigerians planning to travel
abroad for “greener pastures” to do so legitimately and
not to expect too much from their countries of
destination.
“You cannot seek greener pastures in a place where you
are not respected because of the colour of your skin or
your lack of education or other things. Personally, I think
you will earn more respect when you remain at home
and get a job,” he said
On Nigeria-China relations, the president applauded
China’s generosity and contribution to the development
of Nigeria, citing the successful completion of the Abuja-
Kaduna railway line, built by the Chinese, and ongoing
works on Lagos, Ibadan, Ilorin, Abuja, Kano railway
routes.
Earlier in his remarks, the Nigerian Ambassador to China,
Baba Ahmed-Jidda, thanked the president for his support
to the embassy, which led to the completion of the
ambassador’s residence.
The ambassador praised Nigerians resident in the various
province of China for being law abiding with the
exception of few.
Delegates with Buhari at the meeting include: Minister of
Transport, Rotimi Amaechi; Governors Rochas Okorocha
of Imo State; Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State;
Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State; Badaru Abubakar
of Jigawa State; Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari of Zamfara
State; Willie Obiano of Anambra State; Godwin Obaseki of
Edo State and Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State.
Source:- Ngpoliticsngr