Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election better than previous ones – Presidency

The Presidency has described the 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections as an “improvement on past elections.”

Presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu said this in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Monday.

“This election is an improvement on past elections and due credit should be given to the government and people of this country,” Mr Shehu wrote.

Nigeria held the presidential and NASS elections on 25 February with the candidate of the ruling party, Bola Tinubu, emerging president-elect.

The two main opposition candidates, who came second and third in the election, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, are, however, challenging the result in court. They have alleged irregularities, especially in the result collation and announcement processes.

Mr Tinubu won the majority votes and also scored over 25 per cent in 29 states to meet the constitutional requirement.

However, Messrs Tinubu, Atiku and Obi won in 12 states each, the first of such in Nigeria’s…