THE CABLE
Kashim Shettima, the vice president-elect, says the presidential election is the freest and fairest ever conducted in the country.
Shettima called on Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), to accept the outcome of the poll.
Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa on Wednesday, he said it is important for them to “join forces to rescue our country” to avert anarchy.
“In my own understanding, this is the most free and fair election ever conducted like the one on Saturday. It was conducted according to what the law says,” Shettima said.
“I believe those who are calling for the cancellation of the polls haven’t come out to explain to the people where there were mistakes during the polls.
“Our candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu lost his state Lagos and also Ikeja which is his local government, we didn’t say anything.
“The president since 2003 has never lost in Katsina state, but in this election, he lost and we didn’t say anything.
