Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s President, says he is prepared to give the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the opportunities they denied him during his days in the opposition.

Mr Buhari stated this when he played host to a delegation from the United States International Republican and National Democratic Institute at the presidential villa on Monday.

Since the return to democratic rule in 1999, the PDP had held sway until the party lost the 2015 presidential election to the All Progressive Congress (APC) which had the president as its then presidential candidate.

Mr Buhari who currently seeks a second term in office had contested severally for the highest office in the land and lost to the PDP.

“I am glad you are here to assess our pre-election preparations. It reminds me of the visit by the then secretary of state, John Kerry, before the 2015 polls,” the president said.

“We appreciate the concern of America for stability in developing countries.

“Having run for president three times, ending up at the supreme court all three times, before God and technology made a way for me the fourth time, I know what it is to be cheated at the polls.

“What they used to do was just to award votes, and tell anyone who was dissatisfied to go to court. But we won’t do that. I am prepared to give the opposition the opportunities I was not given in the past,” Buhari said.

While noting that his administration has done fairly well in security, economy and fighting corruption, the president said he has ordered security operatives to be apolitical and do their duties professionally as the nation goes to elect its leaders next year.

The recent clamour for non partisan of security operatives during elections has landed some critics of the government behind bars.

Source: https://politicstimesng.com/buhari-will-give-pdp-opportunities-didnt-give-me/

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