PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari resisted the urge to rig the just concluded Anambra governorship election in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said.

The minister made this known while speaking with journalists on Tuesday in Abuja.

Thanking Buhari for ensuring a level playing field for all the aspirants, he said Governor Willie Obiano, the re-elected governor of Anambra State, benefitted immensely from the president’s commitment to free, fair and credible election.

He said the president resisted the urge to rig the election when the president ordered the reinstatement of the governor’s security aides who had been withdrawn by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) in the heat of the electioneering.

“The Muhammadu Buhari administration provided a level playing field for all and he showed that from the manner he restored the security aides of Governor Obiano.

“For whatever reason, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) felt that, going by experience, it will not be proper to leave the security aides.

“So, he posted out the Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to the governor and other key security officials.

“But the president felt that it is not enough to be honest, you must also appear honest and whatever the reasons the IGP might have is about perception.

“He said the right thing to do is to restore the governor’s aides and design a manner to ensure that nobody will abuse the constitution.

“This has never happened in the history of Nigeria. I know that the practice before was that a few days before election, commissioners of police will be posted out even, sometimes, INEC officials or DG SSS will be posted out.

“But for Mr. President, the message is clear: let the people make their decisions.”

Read more: http://headline.com.ng/amp/buhari-resisted-urge-rig-anambra-poll-favour-apc-lai-mohammed/

I Dnt just know why I dnt believe this man even if he say he is a man I will have to confirm first

truthful lies

minister with Phd in cheap lies

You have lied to the extent that even if you're saying the truth no one believes you again.

If you guys didn't rig, how come APC that southeast hates so much came second in the election?

Even lalasticlala won't believe this.

This Lier Mohammed don start again

Idiotic comments from an idiotic fellow...

OK settled, there are really evil people in APC trying to scuttle this democracy

Haaa! Hot and fresh lie from Hell! Don't worry Lai Mohammed, no one will take your place on Satan's right hand when it's all been said and done.

PMB has proven with the Anambra election that he is above pedestrian and petty politics
Kudos PMB

Look at this bloody liar !
Nobody could have rigged the Anambra elections because APC is so hated there that any attempt to rig in Nwoye would have set the nation in crisis.
For Liar Muhammed to av even mentioned the possibilty of rigging and it being achievable shows the kind of devilish people that rule us.
A goverment spokesman claiming the president could have rigged an election if he wanted to!Tragic!!

Oga lie lie you can lie for Africa, there was no way apc could have rigged that election without the world knowing that it is a sham.

Apc should congratulate themselves for being able to rig the little they got because their grass root presence in anambra state is just a mirage.

Mr Lie M is at it again
He never disappoints in terms of lying

rubbish, is the best rigger that won d election, are u trying to say buying of voters is not rigging?

The magnificent magnicious malevolent Muhammad has compendiously capitulate a gigatum cricum cracum of bunkum bunkum in a higi haga ...what a fudi dudi.

doctokwus:
Look at this bloody liar.
Nobody could have rigged the Anambra elections because APC is so hated there that any attempt to rig in Nwoye would have set the nation in crisis.
For Liar Muhammed to av even mentioned the possibilty of rigging and it being achievable shows the kind of devilish people that rule us.
A goverment spokesman claiming the president could have rigged an election if he wanted to!Tragic!!

Baba it's the change you guys gave us

Dis man jus needs to learn to shut up and needs to learn what to say and what not to say. D statement in itself is incriminatory becos he's admitting there was an urge to rig. If not for d rigging , dey wouldn't have come second...

Who is urging the president to rig in favor of the APC candidate? Definitely crooked APC party members. Yet you claim to be better than PDP.
Shameless lot.

Has Lai Mohammed confirmed that there exists at least an urge to rig elections within the ruling party

This people will incriminate themselves all in their bid to paint Buhari into a saint that we know he is not!

So you want us to praise PMB for for doing his work. I tire for this country.

bad comment resist the urge?? was he tempted ?I believe this is not how he said it

This guy contributed to this government coming into power, he will still contribute to their downfall. He speak when it's not necessary and most time senseless...

doctokwus:
Look at this bloody liar...............
A goverment spokesman claiming the president could have rigged an election if he wanted to!Tragic!!

Guess the DSS will arrest this fool for this incriminating "hate speech"-meaning the APC is aware of such plan but choose to keep quiet? Lai Muhammed remains a condemned liar till eternity.*Spits*

So for not able to go against the people's mandate by subversion of state powers and machineries we should clap for Buhari abi?

krendo:
Has Lai Mohammed confirmed that there exists at least an urge to rig elections within the ruling party

This people will incriminate themselves all in their bid to paint Buhari into a saint that we know he is not!

Gbam!

Lies

So buhari accept to rig ondo and edo election

Did he also resist the urge to rig Edo election ?

LOL..APC we had always known but we were fully on ground and resisted you people.

I like your non-bias disposition in analysing issues.

doctokwus:
Look at this bloody liar.
Nobody could have rigged the Anambra elections because APC is so hated there that any attempt to rig in Nwoye would have set the nation in crisis.
For Liar Muhammed to av even mentioned the possibilty of rigging and it being achievable shows the kind of devilish people that rule us.
A goverment spokesman claiming the president could have rigged an election if he wanted to!Tragic!!

So d IG wanted to rig it for d APC but d president rejected?